Twitter Acquires Tweetie, the Best iPhone Twitter Client: What's Next? | Dan's FC Blog | Fast Company

Twitter Acquires Tweetie, the Best iPhone Twitter Client: What's Next? | Dan's FC Blog | Fast Company: "But not anymore. Twitter bought startup Summize back in 2008 to create a decent search engine, and now they've acquired Tweetie, one of the best (if not the best) mobile Twitter app. A URL shortener (like bit.ly) and photo uploader (like Twitpic) could well be next. And if Twitter does acquire all the necessary components and offer them as a package, they'll have total control of the medium, which means they'll be able to monetize much more effectively. That strategy will also, of course, leave all the developers who made Twitter what it is today stranded."