• TechCrunch, Monday, September 13, 2010 2:55 PM

AOL plans to buy software/app maker Thing Labs, multiple sources tell TechCrunch. Earlier this year, rumor was that Foursquare was eying the maker of the popular Twitter / Facebook app Brizzly. "An all-cash deal is likely being finalized as we speak," writes TechCrunch. "This deal will send Thing Labs' seven employees to AOL, though it's not yet clear what will happen to the Brizzly product itself."

Brizzly and its spin-off products -- Brizzly for iPhone, Brizzly Picnics, Brizzly Guide -- is considered one of the best third-party tools for using Twitter. For instance, it let users compile lists of friends before Twitter Lists launched. To boot, "Brizzly has long had inline picture and video support," notes TechCrunch. "They've also since added Facebook support and a number of other features."

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