Twitpic Gets Last Minute Reprieve From Twitter
Users finally get an answer as to what will happen to their photos.
— -- Twitpic has been granted a last minute reprieve after Twitter acquired the company's domain name and photo archive.
"I'm happy to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to give them the Twitpic domain and photo archive, thus keeping the photos and links alive for the time being," Twitpic founder Noah Everett said in a blog post.
The third-party service, which allowed people to attach photos to their tweets, had encouraged users to export their photos before the service was scheduled to shut down on Oct. 25.
Everett said in a blog post last month that the site was being forced to close after he said Twitter demanded he abandon his trademark application or face losing access to their API.
Moving forward, Twitpic will be in a read-only mode -- meaning users will no longer be able to add new photos to the service. Twitpic's iOS and Android apps have also been removed from app stores.
"Twitter shares our goal of protecting our users and this data," Everett said. "Also, since Twitpic’s user base consists of Twitter users, it makes sense to keep this data with Twitter."
Earlier this year, Twitter beefed up its photo capabilities, allowing users to add up to four photos in one tweet and the ability to tag as many as ten friends in an image.
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