Tween is a Twitter client for Microsoft Windows, written in Visual Basic .NET. It was one of the most popular Twitter clients in Japan,[2] and it was open-source.
Summary
Originally, Tween was developed for heavy users. For this reason, Tween is a Twitter client with various functions. There are web mode and API mode, and users can switch between modes. Web mode allows users to avoid API limit's operation.[3]
History
The first beta version was released at Hatena Diary on Nov. 21, 2007.[4] Originally web mode was an only way to get data, then API mode was implemented. 0.7.7.7 was released on Oct. 2, 2009, and API mode was set as default.[5] 1.2.0.0 or later became Proprietary software.
References
- ^ "kiri_feather on Twitter". Twitter.com.
- ^ "Twitter Client share survey in Japan". Hatena Diary.
- ^ "Tween's Feature".
- ^ "Tween, A Twitter Client for Windows beta release". Hatena Diary.
- ^ "Tween changelog".