#Twitter #Analytics Service #Topsy is Shut Down by #Apple
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We've searched our last tweet.
— Topsy (@Topsy) December 16, 2015
If you have tried to access the website topsy.com you will have seen that you are redirected to an Apple service page now. And there isn't anything to explain why you have not been able to access Topsy. About a year ago there were rumours of the company shutting down as they refused premium customers to renew their accounts. Now it looks like they have all come to an end, therefore they are able to shut down without issue.
It is unsure as to why Apple have made this decision but it seems that Topsy could be blended in with Apple's iOS Search feature. There is not much information on the matter as of now but users are gutted. It was a very popular tool and fans have reacted to their last tweet.
@Topsy so long good friend! #heartbreak
— Jenna Goldman (@jmgoldman17) December 16, 2015
@Topsy gone but not forgotten
— Jeff Eckenhoff (@jeckenhoff) December 16, 2015
@Topsy Genuinely sad. really great service.
— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik) December 16, 2015
An employee from Topsy commented too, thanking the users for their support.
Proud of what we all built @topsy but sad to see it go, was a great ride. Thanks for keeping the lights on an extra two years.
— Barry Dauber (@barrydauber) December 16, 2015
The San Francisco based company is no more and many are hoping for a good replacement. Users are frustrated at Apple for shutting them down, but until we have more insight on the matter, I don't think we should jump the gun. In fact, it is unsure why Apple bought Topsy in the first place. But that is not an issue anymore as Apple seem to have bigger plans now. People really are not happy with Apple though, so I hope that their plans are good ones.
@rossdawson :( @Topsy was really useful.
It's always the same. Big companies by these useful tool startups and then they shut them down.
— Christoph Möller (@_trendspotter) December 16, 2015
Despite some thinking Topsy had already shut down, we now have absolute conformation. So Apple, you had better bring it, because you've got a few expectations to meet.
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