Twitter in Talks to Buy TweetDeck
Twitter Inc. is in advanced talks to buy TweetDeck Inc. for around $50 million, people familiar with the matter said.
TweetDeck is one of the add-on programs that help Twitter users view and manage short messages carried by the service, which are known as tweets.
A Twitter spokesman declined to comment. TweetDeck’s chief executive, Iain Dodsworth, didn’t respond to requests for comment.