App Store on Mac - Conflicting User IDs

I signed into the app store today to grab a new twitter app, and it said that I needed to sign in first.  So I signed in with my usual Apple ID.
It showed my previous apps, one of which was twitter and tweetdeck and that both needed updates.  So I clicked on update and it says I need to update it with the account I purchased it from.  I believe it was my usual Apple ID - but that message says otherwise.
I did the Find Apple ID - and found that I have two.  The other is an @me account.  So I signed on with the ID - and it says that I've made no purchases from it.
How do I figure out which ID made the purchases?

I had the same issue. I have an @me and @gmail email addresses that both have iTunes accounts. I had a friend associate my laptop with my @me when I use my @gmail (iCloud/iPhone) and didn't know until I had upgrades. I was told to uninstall iPhoto and log out from app store and restart. After that sign in to app store and log in. It should work. I also have deauthorized my iTunes and logged out of app store after unistalling iPhoto and restarted. It has something to do with associating app ID with iPhoto, iMovie or Garage Band.

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