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.
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| Original author(s) | @kiri_feather[1] |
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| Developer(s) | @kiri_feather |
| Initial release | November 21, 2007 |
| Stable release | 1.4.9.0
/ March 15, 2013 |
| Preview release | 0.9.9.1
/ February 18, 2011 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | .NET Framework 4.0 (or later) |
| Type | Twitter client |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Tween - Twitter Client(Japanese) |
Summary
editOriginally, 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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".