Tweetie Has Taken One Big Step

One of my favorite Twitter applications for the iPhone/iPod touch would without a doubt have to be Tweetie. Tweetie is just that Twitter application that has a great design (it even won Apple's best design award), amazing functionality, and just a very easy way to use it. When it comes to Tweetie, or even Tweetie on the Mac, it's really made for the user who doesn't want to think.

Tweetie has such a great design that everyone will like it. When I was looking to a Twitter application for my iPod touch, I was really saying to myself, "why pay for a Twitter application?" With Tweetie, why not pay for it? Tweetie is the best Twitter application in my mind; I wish that someday, Twitters web interface will mimic the one of Tweeties.

And because of Tweetie being #6 in the top paid apps, Twitter was able to sort out a deal with Atebits, or Loren Brichter who's the head guy of who made Tweetie. I really have to say that Tweetie is one stunning application. There's nothing else like it, and there's no other way to describe how it preforms unless if you try it for yourself.

So enough with how great Tweetie is and let's move on to the important part! Because of Tweetie being on of the best Twitter applications, Twitter made an agreement with Atebits. Twitter is now taking the same system of Tweetie, and renaming it Twitter for iPhone, which will be the first official Twitter application! This is one major acheivement for Tweetie, and I can see it coming so much further. I'm just hoping they do change the wonderful graphics, if anything, make 'em better!

Now, you might be thinking, because this is going to be an official application, will it cost more? Actually, it'll cost a lot less than it is now. Tweetie currently sells for $2.99 in the App Store today. How much do you think it'll cost you? Yes, that's right, it'll be FREE! One of the best Twitter applications in the world for the iPhone is going to be free!

So some of my major questions about this change.

1) Will Twitter for iPhone (Tweetie) become ad-supported? If so, could we buy it to disable the ads? I'm just hoping that if they do decide to add in ads, will they be Fusion Ads. I gotta say, they are pretty slick and appealing ads.

2) What will happen with the features? I would love to see the same interface, but even better. I'm really hoping that it will be better.

3) Will we be forced to follow @Twitter if we use this application? I already am, but it is a good question to ask.

4) Will it take more advantages because now it is the main Twitter iPhone application?

6) Are you going to release push notifications? I've been using the paid version of Echofon for this, but I would love it to be controlled by Tweetie!

5) And lastly, what will happen with the other Twitter apps? I really hope it won't make them fall in the dust.

Lots of things to think about. But for what I know for sure, Tweetie is in good hands. And from what they've said in the Twitter blog post, Loren Brichter will become an important member to the Twitter mobile team.

Overall, I cannot wait to see what Twitter and Loren will do! Bring on Twitter for iPhone!