# Twitter client Twhirl acquired by Seesmic

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2008/seesmic-acquires-twhirl/ — 2008-04-04

The acquisition of Twhirl, for an undisclosed amount, by <a href="http://www.seesmic.com/">Seesmic</a> is an interesting news from many angle, the most interesting being Twhirl an AIR application which can run on both Windows and Mac, and of course on Linux.

<a href="http://www.twhirl.org/">Twhirl</a> is a popular desktop Twitter client, based on the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/air/">Adobe AIR platform</a>, developed by Marco Kaiser. Besides being able to acess Twitter service directly from the Desktop, Twhirl also cross post to other services like <a href="http://www.pownce.com/">Pownce</a> and <a href="http://www.jaiku.com/">Jaiku</a>.

Twhirl is one of the <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_twitter_clients_definitive_list.php">best Desktop Twitter clients</a> available, amongst others like <a href="http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific">Twitterific</a> and Instant Messenger Clients. Seesmic plans to enhance the application further and eventually make it the official Seesmic Desktop Client.

I hope this news made a sudden burst of interest among Windows, Mac and Linux AIR Developers.

Serial Entrepreneur & Blogger, Loïc Le Meur, who is behind Seesmic have cited <a href="http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/04/20-reasons-why.html">many reasons for acquiring Twhirl</a>. The reasons are worth reading and is reproduced here verbatim;

- Staying in touch with your friends using microblogging is much easier using a client than through your browser.
- Twhirl is the #1 and coolest Twitter client with more than 100,000 downloads and 7% of all tweets posted per day.
- Thousands of new users download Twhirl daily.
- Twhirl works on Mac AND PC, soon on Linux too.
- Twhirl lets you easily use all the advanced messaging options of Twitter (replies, direct messages).
- Twhirl added very cool features such as search and url shortening in a second.
- Twhirl allows you to have multiple Twitter accounts opened simultaneously.
- Twhirl not only posts on Twitter but also on Pownce and Jaiku, with more services coming soon.
- Seesmic and Twhirl have been created exactly the same way, by listening to their communities and adding new features according to their popularity.
- Twhirl has amazing feedback from its users and press coverage: Thwirl was just on Fox News.
- We got in touch entirely through using Twitter and Twhirl... how cool is that?
- Marco was already in the process of adding Seesmic support to Twhirl.
- Adding video to Twhirl will be a plus to the Twhirl community.
- Twhirl is free and will remain free.
- Marco has the same international vision, already supporting English, German, Spanish and Italian.
- With Twhirl being based in Germany, Seesmic now has a presence there which will help with the German version and community.
- Marco will have more means to improve Twhirl as he will join Seesmic full-time and will be able to utilize the Seesmic's support and infrastructure.
- We are only at the beginning of microblogging, the space is very exciting and new.
- Marco Kaiser is super cool and it is all about people.