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TweetDeck Back Online After Bug Opened Access To Accounts
Twitter desktop application software TweetDeck was taken down, but is now back online after a user in Australia discovered that he was able to access hundreds of Twitter and Facebook accounts. Twitter said that the accounts accessed were “random” and it wasn’t possible to target specific users because of the vulnerability. Twitter claims it did not involve getting a hold of account passwords so the accounts are safe. To make sure the situation is safe, TweetDeck is making users that were affected by the bug to re-log in to TweetDeck.
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TweetDeck Updates With Additional Lists, Activity, and Media Features
Twitter desktop application company TweetDeck has updated their software to include several new features and bug fixes. The new features include List Management, Activity & Interactions, and Inline Media.
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Confirmed: Twitter Acquires TweetDeck
TweetDeck founder Iain Dodsworth has confirmed that Twitter has acquired his company. The deal was completed yesterday. TweetDeck started with one team member and one user to a team of 15 with millions of users. The TweetDeck team will remain in London. Previous investors in TweetDeck include Betaworks, TAG, SV Angel, and PROfounders. [TweetDeck Blog]
Categories Betaworks, PROfounders, SV Angel, TAG, TweetDeck, Twitter
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Twitter Closes TweetDeck Acquisition For Between $40-$50 Million
Twitter has closed the acquisition of TweetDeck according to a source with TechCrunch. Twitter is putting in between $40-$50 million in cash and Twitter stock to acquire TweetDeck. UberMedia was close to acquiring TweetDeck, but Twitter came in and made an unsolicited offer. Twitter did not want to allow UberMedia to have too much market share in Twitter-related applications and companies. [TechCrunch]
TweetDeck Revamps iPhone Application
TweetDeck has totally revamped their iPhone application. Some of the new features include retina display, multi-tasking support, and new column features. The pinch gesture on the TweetDeck application now gives you an option to add any combination of your feeds into a column. Now Twitter timelines, DMs, favorites, mentions, lists, searches, and Facebook feeds can be combined into columns that you prefer. [iTunes link via TweetDeck Blog]
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Twitter In Advanced Talks To Acquire TweetDeck For $50 Million
Earlier we believed that UberMedia had acquired TweetDeck for $30 million, but we stand corrected. Twitter is actually in advanced talks for acquiring TweetDeck for $50 million according to a source with The Wall Street Journal.
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UberMedia Rumored To Be Working On Their Own Social Network
UberMedia is a company that is known for making popular applications that work with Twitter. However Twitter and UberMedia’s relationship with each other have been rocky. Therefore UberMedia is rumored to be working on a social network of their own.
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How A Single Tweet From Scott Bartosiewicz Costed Chrysler As A Client [UPDATED]
Earlier this month, Chrysler fired their social media firm New Media Strategies because a tweet was sent out on behalf of the company that said “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to f**king [edited] drive.” This tweet was accidentally sent out by 28-year old Ferndale, Michigan resident Scott Bartosiewicz, who used TweetDeck as his default Twitter client.
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UberMedia Raises $17.5 Million, Acquires TweetDeck For $30 Million
UberMedia has raised $17.5 million in a round of funding led by Accel Partners with participation from Index Ventures and Revolution Ventures. This puts UberMedia’s valuation at about $40 million. Index Ventures. Over the weekend, Ubermedia also acquired TweetDeck for $30 million in cash and equity. UberMedia head Bill Gross and TweetDeck founder Iain Dodsworth are focused on building businesses within the Twitter ecosystem. Jim Breyer of Accel will be joining the UberMedia board of directors. Below is the funding press release:
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TweetDeck Working On Making Tweets Longer Through Deck.ly Service
TweetDeck is testing out a new service that would extend beyond Twitter’s 140 character limitation called Deck.ly. This is interesting because Twitter has been filling in holes in their services over the last year by creating products which would directly compete with third parties. Now TweetDeck is working filling in a hole that Twitter has in their whole business model.
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