The TweetDeck and Twitter teams have confirmed that Twitter has acquired the company — and without spilling too many details, the developers are starting to explain exactly what Twitter hopes to do with TweetDeck.

In a blog post, TweetDeck explains that while most Twitter users are well-served by the Twitter web site and official mobile apps, TweetDeck will focus on software for “brands, influencers, th highly active, and anyone that just needs ‘more power.’”

In other words, it sounds like we shouldn’t expect to see multi-pane views or multiple account logins in the official Twitter apps just yet — but Twitter may soon offer additional apps with those features for users who need them. It should be interesting to see whether TweetDeck’s apps remain free though… the focus on “brands” makes it sound like TweetDeck might become Twitter’s premium offering.

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Twitter has reportedly acquired TweetDeck, one of the most popular third party clients for accessing Twitter services. TweetDeck makes it possible to login to multiple Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare and Google Buzz accounts at the same time and view all of your data in one place.

The company’s desktop and web applications provides an almost overwhelming amount of content by allowing you to view multiple columns simultaneously with your timeline, @mentions, direct messages, custom searches, and more. TweetDeck also offers mobile apps which offer many of the same features — but which let you scroll between columns on a small smartphone display.

TechCrunch first reported on the acquisition earlier this month, but now CNN Money says the papers were signed yesterday, finalizing the deal.

It’s not yet clear what this means for the future of TweetDeck as a standalone offering, but it might be good news for the official Twitter apps. Maybe you’ll finally be able to manage multiple accounts without logging out and logging back in.

The folks behind the popular social networking app TweetDeck had a “Hack Day” recently, where designers took a break from their regular tasks and whipped up some new ways to use TweetDeck’s apps. That includes an option for emailing tweets to yourself so you can read them on your phone when you’re offline, and the Tweet-As-You-Go design you can see above, which lets Android users send messages and walk at the same time, by displaying your real world environment as seen through your phone’s camera.

Other ideas include a native desktop application for Windows, Mac and Linux which users the same interface as the TweetDeck app for Google Chrome (called ChromeDeck), and a Gmail notifier.

You can find more hacks at the TweetDeck blog and vote for your favorites. The company may implement them into future TweetDeck software.

TweetDeck lets users view messages from multiple Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Google Buzz accounts all in one place.

The developers behind the popular social networking app TweetDeck have launched a major update to their iPhone App. But if some of the changes look familiar, that’s because they’ve been available in the TweetDeck Android app for a while.

TweetDeck 2.0 for iPhone has been redesigned using the same theme as the company’s iPhone and Chrome apps, including a dark color scheme and the ability to swipe between columns to view mentions, direct messages, and other details.

The new app also adds support for multitasking in iOS 4, and the graphics have been updated to support Retina displays.

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After a few months of beta testing, the developers of the TweetDeck client have released version 1.0 for Android. It’s available as a free download from the Android Market.

TweetDeck is a social networking tool that lets you post updates to your Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Google Buzz accounts, and read the latest updates from your contacts.

If you’ve been using the beta version, you should uninstall it before loading TweetDeck 1.90 on your phone.

The software is still a work in progress. TweetDeck promises that future versions will have better support for landscape mode and deeper Facebook integration. But the new version should be more stable than the test releases that were downloaded by about 36,000 testers.

TweetDeck is also starting to develop apps for the iPad and iPhone.

You can checkout a demo of TweetDeck 1.0 for Android after the break.

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TweetDeck has officially launched a public beta version of its new Android app. TweetDeck is a tool that lets you keep up with multiple social networking accounts at the same time. You can link your Facebook, Foursquare, Google Buzz and Twitter accounts to TweetDeck for Android, and one thing that sets it apart from most third party Twitter apps is that it supports multiple Twitter accounts.

An early build of the software leaked unofficially yesterday, but the version that you can download today direct from TweetDeck is much more polished. For one thing, it has an “Accounts” button that lets you go back to the accounts screen any time you want to add or delete a Twitter, Facebook, or other account. The old build was somewhat buggy and only let you adjust your accounts the first time you logged in.

TweetDeck also has clients for desktop computers, the iPhone, and iPad. And one of the defining characteristics of TweetDeck is the ability to display multiple columns of data, with information such as updates from your contacts, messages directed at you, and custom searches. The TweetDeck Android app keeps this column paradigm — but rather than trying to display all the content on screen at the same time, you can swipe the screen to the left or right to switch between columns.

Different social networks are color coded so that, for instance, Facebook messages have a blue background and Twitter messages have a gray backaground. This makes them easy to tell apart at a glance.

TweetDeck lets you update your status on various social networks and interact with messages from your contacts. For instance, on Twitter you can reply, retweet, or favorite items. When you’re using Foursquare, you can check in, leave a tip, or open a map. Facebook lets you reply to comments or hit the Like button.

You need to register for a TweetDeck account to try out the beta. Once you fill out the form, TweetDeck should send you a download link in a few minutes.

Update: The official beta is now available for download.

Yesterday we reported that TweetDeck for Google Android would be available this week. Today it is… kind of. A pre-release build leaked out, and a number of folks have grabbed the installer file and taken it for a test drive. It actually works pretty well, but TweetDeck CEO Iain Dodsworth says the build floating around right now is actually an older version — and that the real beta will be available tomorrow.

He recommends avoiding the old build that’s making the rounds today. But I decided to ignore his advice and take a quick look. The app seems to work pretty well, and has one of TweetDeck’s signature features: The ability to create custom columns. Say you want to keep track on the latest tweets from the public timeline about Google Android. Just hit the search button, enter “Android,” and click the “Add column” button at the bottom of the screen.

While you can display multiple columns side-by-side on the desktop software though, the mobile version of TweetDeck lets you switch between columns by swiping left or right. Only one column shows up at a time.

The default columns show your personal timeline, @replies, and direct messages. You can use TweetDeck for Android to keep up with your Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, and Foursquare contacts. Each service is color-coded, so that, for instance, Twitter updates have a gray background while Facebook updates show up on a blue background.

Another killer feature? The ability to manage multiple Twitter accounts.

You can click on any message for more information, allowing you to favorite a message, retweet, reply, comment, or like — depending on the social networking service. You can also click on a contact’s picture to bring up their profile. You can open links shared by your contacts in a web browser by clicking on them.

The current build is still a little buggy. For instance, there’s no obvious way to return to the account screen after you login for the first time — meaning that if you want to add a new Facebook, Twitter, or other account after your initial login, you may be out of luck. But I suspect the official beta due out tomorrow will address that issue.

via EuroDroid

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TweetDeck makes one of the most popular Twitter clients for desktop computers. The company also offers iPhone and iPod versions of its software. Next up? Google Android. The company recently announced that a beta version of its Android app should be available this week.

If you’re having a hard time figuring out why you’d want to use a third party Twitter app when Twitter offers it own microblogging software for Google Android, there are at least two reasons. First, TweetDeck isn’t just a Twitter app. It also works with Facebook, Google Buzz, Foursquare, and other social services.

The other killer feature? You can use TweetDeck to connect to multiple Twitter accounts.

TweetDeck CEO Iain Dodsworth posted a short (like 21 seconds, short) video on YouTube showing the login process for the Android app. There’s a single sign-on screen that lets you choose from your Twitter accounts using a drop-down menu.

Unfortunately, that’s about all we know about the app for now. The video concludes before Iain actually starts reading or sending messages. I suppose we’ll have more details soon enough.

You can check out the video after the break.

via Android Central

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