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Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes didn't like Bloomberg's report questioning his company's $1 billion valuation. He disliked it so much that he told its writer to call 1-800-328-3425 -- or 1-800-EAT-DICK. Bloomberg's write-up said the social media managing platform's true valuation is around $700 million to $750 million, so it doesn't really have "unicorn status." The term "unicorn" is used to describe a start-up or a non-public company with a valuation of over $1 billion, and it's a status that could help attract both talents and investors.
HootSuite for iPad now available
HootSuite for iPad is finally out of beta and available to all iPad users. We know what you're thinking, "Uh, another Twitter app for me to consider?" We feel your pain, young one. But keep reading to see why Hoot Suite is worth your attention. HootSuite offers support for three social networks: Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare. You'll be prompted through setup at launch. Once that's done, you can begin using the network you configured. On the Twitter side, you're presented with several columns: your main feed, mentions, direct messages (both sent and received) plus your favorites and your most recently sent tweets. Swiping lets you move from column to column. Tapping the Compose button brings up a new window with the usual features like a photo option, location tagging and translation. Two interesting options let you schedule a tweet to go live some time in the future, and the Contacts option lets you scan a list of your Twitter contacts for quick reference. On the Facebook side you can browse news updates and any posts that you've set to pending using a similar time-delay feature. All of your networks are listed on the left and it's easy to hop between them. Overall, the UI is quite nice and everything is legible. We especially like swiping between columns in Twitter. However, I had trouble setting up my Facebook account (I needed two attempts for some reason) and the results are frankly a bit disappointing. There are not direct messages or large photos, for example. As for Foursquare, I don't use it so I couldn't say. The app is free and universal, so those with an iPad and an iPhone need only grab the one download. If you've been enjoying HootSuite on your iPhone, just grab the update for some nice bug fixes. While it's not enough to tear me away from my preferred iPad Twitter client, it's certainly worth a look for those still searching. [Via The Next Web]
Twitter for Android: the best apps reviewed
You know what's awesome? Cookie dough ice cream. But when it comes to the smartphone market, the 18-month-old, steadily-growing Android platform is equally wondrous. Sure, Google may have a tiny bit of catching up to do when compared with Apple's market share, but at least Android users are already spoiled with a handful of good Twitter apps. Better yet, Twitter has now thrown in its official app to spice up the competition, so we thought it'd be interesting to put it head-to-head against the third-party clients. Read on to find out if we have a winner.
