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We've mentioned Twitter's special @earlybird account before, but this little project has finally left the nest. @earlybird offers deals to Twitter users and it launched with a Disney partnership -- offering discount tickets to The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Apparently, services like Groupon and Gilt will be getting in on the action soon. If you like deals, keep an eye on @earlybird.
In apps news, Loren Brichter, developer of Tweetie (and now Twitter for iPhone) seems to be close to releasing his next project, and he calls it "THE MOST AMAZING CLIENT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN" ... yeah, in all caps. Is this the next version of Twitter for iPhone? Is it Twitter for iPad? Or, even better, is it the newest version of Tweetie for Mac?
As a new Twitter client emerges, we're also saying goodbye to an old favorite: Beak, a great-looking Mac client, has been killed off by its developer, Mike Rundle. Mike just didn't have enough time to devote to Beak, and he couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel with the project. Plus, he's more of a Twitter web interface guy when it comes to his own usage of the service, so he wasn't even using his own app.
Twitter Tuesday - Twitter launches Earlybird, Beak shuts down, new Tweetie almost here originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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