We here at Twidl Inc.  embrace change and evolution in a big way. That is why we decide to be open as early as 2 months into forming the company. Since then we have evolved along with our product based from feedback from our cool early users as well as our advisers. Our product, Twild.it, has evolved so far from its initial concept that the name, as cool as it is, has become a source of confusion. So we have decided to rebrand it and schedule a soft-launch sometime during April. The new brand will be PicLyf, and the name gives clue to what kind of product we are going to build moving forward. And let me tell its going to be very compelling not just from a social media maven perspective but for companies too.

Anyway back to Twidl.it, it too will change into something very very close to the two words that comprise the brand. :) Expect to something very delightful on the homepage of Twidl.it around August. Thanks and subscribe to the PicLyf launch notification form or follow @piclyf to be early birds for a very delectable web app.

onforty.com is a twitter app directory with tons of cool features for both Twitter enthusiasts and developers. Naturally, we listed Twidl it over there at this link:

http://oneforty.com/item/twidl-it

Please rate and leave an honest review. WE will appreciate it by dancing while chanting your twitter username.

A couple of points regarding the article;

• the chart is US only. How come everytime Facebook traffic is measure its global then Twitter is US only.
• Would be more interesting to see global trends
• As many social media/tech watchers have pointed out. Twitter is protocol-like in the sense that a LOT of apps and website access it thru their API, those traffic are not accounted for
• The chart is a more accurate metric for measuring new users in the US which is stagnating.

A more salient point is how the new Retweet, List and stability has failed to impact growth in the US. I am willing to bet that API firehose open to all, localizations and more creative apps like our http://twidl.it will be better drivers of long-term user growth.

We have decided to roll all the new updates into 1 big major update that will include the following new stuff;

• snap a webcam photo
• profile photo (the initial static version)
• help messages
• toolbar tweaks
• new front page!
• dashboard improvements
• community section
• fave a twidl (think bookmark + subscribe to twidl updates)
• like a twidl (think facebook’s like)
• browser compatibility fixes

should be ready around the weekend.

Snap a photo from webcam feature is almost done along with the dashboard flow. Lots of things in the dashboard are not functional but we will push them out anyway cause we are gung-ho that way.

Updates will be rolled out shortly

The New Year starts with a big bang! version 0.7 of Twidl.it is done. Tons of new stuff.

1. New logo - less edgy more cuddly! Twitter inspired font plus the Twidl icon now in top billing right above the letter I.
2. New layout - lots of white makes you feel like your up in the clouds. Rightly so since Twidl.it lets your tweets fly to new heights!
3. Dashboard - Still a work-in-progress but is now future proof for all the cool stuff heading your way. :)
4. Twidler page - the twild user page now sports a humongous (empty) profile pic. Why? because it will be ALL about YOU. Once we have coded in the stuff to let you upload your pretty face in it you will be very pleased by a surprise feature.
5. Import From URL -  You can now use photos or images already uploaded somewhere else just by pasting the URL. To get URL of images on Facebook just right-click and choose Copy Image Location (firefox) or Copy Image URL (chrome) then paste into the text field.
6. Zoom Photo Button - Take a closer look at an image/photo with this (magnifying glass) button found underneath a twidl.
7. Comment section redux - makes you want to comment to death.
8. Reply-to list in the comments - this will list the users present in the comment thread and reply to a particular person. The default is the owner of the twidl.
9. More twidls from user block a.k.a. the MTFU is now online on every twidl page.
10. TAGS! - the 1st version of tags is now ready. Type in tags to organize your twidl and make them appear along with other twidls with the same tags.
11. recent tags are listed on the front page along with recent users and twidls.
12. 1st pass on compatibility with Webkit based browsers such as Google Chrome and Safari. We are aware of some glitches and we are on the case.
13. Popup now fixed in Internet Explorer browsers (switch already! you laggards. :)
14. inactive buttons and subtle clues on what will be functional in the near future, namely;

• fave button
• reTwidl
• report violation button
• snap a photo on webcam
• profile photos
• image source
• twidl Score
• preference page
• welcome messages
• editor improvements

Thanks to the people using Twidl.it and giving us great feedback. We hope to get to version 0.8 soon and make your Twitter experience more colorful and creative. 2010 is looking good!

The theoretical Twitter & Twidl.it complementary chart. Blue means Twitter affinity while Pink means Twidl.it affinity. Varying degrees of blue and pink signifies level of affinity. Black or grey means low affinity.  Aspects of Twidl.it namely, photo sharing, humor, daily webcam/twidls, sharing, commenting, etc enhances the Twitter experience to help attract other types of people.

Can anyone do a RSS vs. Twitter growth comparison?

Twitter, both as a company and a platform is near and dear to our hearts here at Twidl HQ. We used it, loved it, learned it, studied the social media space and now, building a company around it. Twitter is a fascinating platform in that it has enormous potential but could evolve in very different ways. In other words, very unpredictable. But we love a good challenge, so here is our 2010 predictions for Twitter!

1. The Supertweet as predicted by Scoble will come into fruition. But our twist to that is the meta-ads will be enhanced by geo-info of the VIEWER.  will happen in mid or late 2010.
2. For the most part of 2010, Twitter will focus on growing the userbase. That’s their no. 1 problem and priority.
3. They will not charge 3rd party developers. at least not in 2010
4. Twitter will not be bought in 2010.
5. They will introduce only two non-developer features for 2010. their own url shortener and something about locations.
6. Twitter will have less downtimes since they are now monetizing the stream.

Thats it! 2010 here we come!

Another day, another batch of updates. The theme is polish, not from Poland, but straight from the twidldevs workstations.

• Front page text now more informative
• Create an account (opens to Twitter.com) link now in.
• “Sign in with Twitter” button more visible
• When signing in from a content page, it now goes back to that page instead of the front page.
• Speech bubbles, think cloud twidlboxes are now less glitchy. (on Firefox at least)
• The character counter now turns red below 15 characters.
• Facebook Share text and url are now less spammy.
• FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page now up!
• About page now up!
• Various backend optimizations.
• less timeouts on Twitter authentication.

Thats it for today, till next time Twidlrs!