Isikhathi esingaphezu nje kwamahora angama-24, abafana abakuTwitter bandise inani labalingiswa laba ngu-280, beshiya umkhawulo wezinhlamvu eziyi-140 ezisiphelezele kusukela kuzalwa iTwitter. Amahora angama-24, iklayenti eliyintandokazi labasebenzisi abaningi le-Tweetbot lisanda kukhipha isibuyekezo, iyahambisana nokwandiswa kwezinhlamvu ezenziwe yi-Twitter.
Umthuthukisi we-Tweetbot uhlale ebonakala, okungenani eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngokuba ngomunye wabokuqala ukuvuselela izicelo zabo kulowo nalowo wezinto ezintsha umsunguli we-Twitter abezisebenzisa eminyakeni yamuva, selokhu abuya enkampanini njengoJack Dorsey.
Umthuthukisi weTweetbot ukuqinisekisile lokho namanje ayinikezi ukuxhaswa okungaphakathi nohlelo kokuthatha izinhlolovonjengoba i-Twitter ingakhiphi i-API yomphakathi yabathuthukisi abazoyisebenzisa. I-Tweetboot 4 idinga i-iOS 10.3 noma ngaphezulu futhi inenani lama-euro angu-9,99, yize okwamanje itholakala ngama-euro angu-5,49, intengo ebuye ifake nenguqulo ye-iPad ngenxa yokuthi uhlelo lokusebenza lutholakala emhlabeni wonke, ngoba i-Tweetboot version 4 kukhishwe.
Kepha bekungeyona ukuphela kwenguquko i-Tweetbot ebuyekeze yona, ngoba abasebenzisi benguqulo yalolu hlelo lokusebenza lwe-Mac, isibuyekezo esisha siyatholakala okubavumela ukuthi bathumele ama-tweets afinyelela ezinhlamvini ezingama-280. I-Twitter yaqala ukusebenzisa lesi sandiso ngoSepthemba walo nyaka, futhi kusukela lapho futhi ngenxa yempumelelo eye yaba nayo phakathi kwabasebenzisi ababa nenhlanhla yokuzama, inqume ukungabe isalinda futhi inikeze lesi sandiso esidlangalaleni.
I-Twitter ifuna ukuheha abantu abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka endaweni yesikhulumi ukuze kwandiswe inani labasebenzisi lapho limi khona, cishe izigidi ezingama-300, ngakho-ke lokhu kunwetshwa kungaba yilokho abasebenzisi abaningi babelinde ukujabula.