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Leading app maker said to be planning Twitter competitor - CNN.com
(CNN) -- UberMedia, which owns several popular applications that interface with Twitter, is outlining plans to build a social network that could compete with that popular microblogging platform, said three people who were briefed on the plans.
Now that Twitter is encouraging developers to move away from creating Twitter clients , those developers may decide to build their own alternative to the micro-blogging service.
Is UberMedia Developing a Twitter Competitor?
UberMedia to make a microblogging service for folks who hate Twitter
Leading developer of Twitter applications UberMedia is planning to create its own microblogging platform to attract users who have voiced complaints with Twitter, according to multiple sources from a CNN report. A homegrown platform would give UberMedia’s business model more stability by decreasing their dependency on Twitter for the success of their top applications, which account for over 10 percent of daily user activity on Twitter by some estimates.
Does the World Really Need Another Twitter?: Tech News and Analysis «
According to a CNN report, startup UberMedia is working on building a network that could potentially compete with Twitter . We’ve written in the past about how UberMedia has been on a collision course with the social network, in part because of its attempts to compete with Twitter . But could a Twitter competitor really fly?
Alpha Doggs: Twitter killer in the works?
CNN's scoop today that UberMedia is plotting a social network to compete with Twitter - the microblogging site with which it has a love/hate relationship - has naturally generated quite a buzz on Twitter itself today. Twitter in February temporarily banned a couple of UberMedia's Twitter apps , including UberTwitter (now called UberSocial), for violating the company's terms of service.
News - UberMedia to slap Twitter back with rival?
UberMedia , developer of several Twitter-based applications and services for both Web and mobile, may be working on a brand new microblogging site to rival the 800-pound gorilla in the space, according to sources close to CNN . Founded by serially successful entrepreneur Bill Gross, UberMedia has a rich and involved history with Twitter, especially in the last couple months, when Twitter started seriously cracking down on third parties that used the name “Twitter” or built applications too similar to official Twitter clients.Five alternatives to Twitter
When it comes to microblogging, the first word that pops into everyone's mind is Twitter. Twitter will always be the heavyweight simply because they were first.
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