IDG Contributor Network: Great plan, Twitter: ‘Let’s resurrect an old outdated app and make people pay for it’

TweetDeck was one of the greats.

Back in 2010 and 2011, I used the app as a dashboard for monitoring tweets. It was useful because it showed panels for each person, and I could run it easily in a tab. At one time, it also connected to services like LinkedIn and Facebook. Even back then, I used another app called Sprout Social to manage my social media, and eventually TweetDeck fell off my radar.

Now, there’s news that Twitter -- which acquired the company back in 2011 -- has plans to revive the app and even offer a paid version for advanced users.

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