Twitter Absorbs Podcast App Breaker; Breaker Operations Will Be Handled By Maple Media

The team behind podcast app Breaker is joining Twitter‘s team and its operations will now be handled by Maple Media, according to a company blog post. Breaker initially reported Jan. 5 that it was shutting down Jan. 15.

According to the post, Breaker, which formed four years ago, and founders Leah Culver and Erik Berlin will be building “what comes next.” In joining with Twitter, the founders said they are “inspired by the ways Twitter is facilitating public conversations for people around the world.”

“We’re impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit at Twitter and enthusiastic about the new experiences that the team is creating,” Berlin said in the post.

The Los Angeles-based Maple Media, which has its own collection of mobile apps, will assume the day-to-day app operations. Future updates and support of Breaker products will be handled by Maple Media, which also owns and operates the independent podcast app PlayerFM.

Last month, Twitter bought Squad, a startup allowing people to “hang out” virtually on other apps. The intent is for Squad to help Twitter give people “new ways” to interact, express themselves and join in the public conversation. By adding the Squad team to its ranks, Twitter hopes to get a leg up on understanding how people interact and communicate, and boost the ways people can communicate via the service.