Twitter has bought TweetDeck, the two companies officially announced Wednesday after more than a month of speculation.
"We completed the deal on Tuesday and are now in the process of 'joining the flock,'" said Iain Dodsworth, TweetDeck's chief executive and founder, in a statement announcing the deal.
"We've grown from one team member and a single user, to a team of 15 and a user-base of millions. The reason for this growth is simple -- our unwavering focus on providing high-quality tools and services for the Twitter-centric power-user."
Twitter's mainstream users are taken care of with Twitter.com and Twitter's official mobile apps, Dodsworth said. "By becoming part of the official platform, TweetDeck will now fill that role for brands, influencers, the highly active and anyone that just needs 'more power,'" he said.
Dick Costolo, Twitter's chief executive, wrote in a post on the San Francisco-based company's blog that buying TweetDeck is "an important step forward for us."
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