Twitter will soon have its very own official mobile client. The move comes as part of Twitter’s announcement that it was acquiring Tweetie, an iPhone Twitter client.
Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds around the world. Mobile has always been a focus for us-starting with SMS which lead to the 140 character limit. People everywhere should be able to access Twitter without friction or confusion. Careful analysis of the Twitter user experience in the iTunes AppStore revealed massive room for improvement. People are looking for an app from Twitter, and they’re not finding one. So, they get confused and give up. It’s important that we optimize for user benefit and create an awesome experience.
Tweetie will be renamed Twitter for iPhone and made free (currently it sells for US$2.99) in the iTunes AppStore.
Twitter will also release clients for the iPad and “all of the major mobile platforms” but no timelines were provided.