[6] In 2011, Everett launched Heello, a service that also supports text posts and videos but is less dependent on Twitter.

[8] However, shortly afterward on September 18, 2014, TwitPic announced that it would not shut down, as it had been acquired by an unspecified company.

As of May 2011[update], TwitPic altered their terms of use, allowing them to distribute the photographs people have uploaded to their "Affiliates".

[12] TweetDeck, Echofon, Tweetie, Twitfile, and Twitterrific are iPhone applications that could upload photos to TwitPic.

According to a report by Sysomos, as of 30 May 2011[update], TwitPic was the leading third-party image hosting service for Twitter.

[16] In January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 experienced multiple bird strikes and had to be ditched in the Hudson River after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City.