When Facebook bought Instagram, many were curious as to how Facebook's social media rival, Twitter would respond. The company made a statement saying that they had no interest in purchasing a service or a tool similar to Instagram, going as far as saying that copying another company's move is "never a good idea". However that might not be the case according to two people reportedly familiar with the matter. According to them, it seems that Twitter executives held several meetings with Tap Tap Tap, the developer of the popular iOS camera app, Camera+.
Ubergizmo, Twitter reportedly considered purchasing Camera+