TweetDeck
Encyclopedia
TweetDeck is an Adobe AIR desktop application for Twitter
, Facebook
, LinkedIn
, Google Buzz
, Foursquare, and MySpace
. Like other Twitter
applications it interfaces with the Twitter
API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles. It is the most popular Twitter application with a 19% market share as of June 2009, following only the official Twitter website with 45.7% share for posting new status updates. It is compatible with several operating system
s including Microsoft Windows
, Mac OS X
, Chrome OS and Linux
. An iPhone
version was released on June 19, 2009 and an iPad
version was released in May 2010 as well. An Android version was recently made available after a public beta period. On May 25, 2011, TweetDeck was bought by Twitter with a rumored $40 – $50 million purchase price including both cash and Twitter stock.
, and StockTwits, all of which can appear in separate columns. It also allows users to split the people they follow into groups, a very useful feature to many users. The client supports URL shortening
which can be done on-the-fly.
. On March 16, 2009, a pre-release version was released featuring Facebook
status updates integration. As of April 8, 2009, Facebook status updates are part of the standard program. As of version 0.30 TweetDeck also supports MySpace
integration. This includes the ability to set user moods, a feature specific to MySpace. In addition, version 0.32, released on November 30, 2009, adds LinkedIn integration, as well as new Twitter features. In May 2010 TweetDeck also added integration with the Google Buzz and Foursquare social networks.
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
, Google Buzz
Google Buzz
Google Buzz is a social networking, microblogging and messaging tool from Google integrated into the company's web-based email program, Gmail. Users can share links, photos, videos, status messages and comments organized in "conversations" and visible in the user's inbox. On October 14, 2011,...
, Foursquare, and MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
. Like other Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
applications it interfaces with the Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles. It is the most popular Twitter application with a 19% market share as of June 2009, following only the official Twitter website with 45.7% share for posting new status updates. It is compatible with several operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
s including Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, Chrome OS and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
. An iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
version was released on June 19, 2009 and an iPad
IPad
The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
version was released in May 2010 as well. An Android version was recently made available after a public beta period. On May 25, 2011, TweetDeck was bought by Twitter with a rumored $40 – $50 million purchase price including both cash and Twitter stock.
User interface
Users can split the program into columns which show different things, for instance tweets from friends. TweetDeck interfaces with TwitscoopTwitscoop
Twitscoop is a web-based Twitter client and buzz-tracker. Like other Twitter applications it makes use of the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets, and do multiple real-time searches at the same time.-Added value:...
, and StockTwits, all of which can appear in separate columns. It also allows users to split the people they follow into groups, a very useful feature to many users. The client supports URL shortening
URL shortening
URL shortening is a technique on the World Wide Web in which a Uniform Resource Locator may be made substantially shorter in length and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using an HTTP Redirect on a domain name that is short, which links to the web page that has a long URL...
which can be done on-the-fly.
Integration with other social networking services
Originally, TweetDeck was aimed towards the Twitter social networking serviceSocial network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
. On March 16, 2009, a pre-release version was released featuring Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
status updates integration. As of April 8, 2009, Facebook status updates are part of the standard program. As of version 0.30 TweetDeck also supports MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
integration. This includes the ability to set user moods, a feature specific to MySpace. In addition, version 0.32, released on November 30, 2009, adds LinkedIn integration, as well as new Twitter features. In May 2010 TweetDeck also added integration with the Google Buzz and Foursquare social networks.