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Twitter Plans to Go Beyond the 140-Employee Limit

Despite some ups and downs, Twitter's future is still looking pretty good and the site is nowhere near its goal of one billion users. So, in anticipation of another flood of users, the site has been hiring like crazy, doubling the number of employees in half a year. Twitter has now reached the 140-employee mark,...

17 February 2010
08:46 GMT

Twitter Is Not Up for Sale

While visiting Japan for the launch of the local version of Twitter mobile website, it seems that Biz Stone decided to put an end to the rumors on the web and declared that the continuously expanding micro-blogging network was definitely not for sale. One of the most intriguing but also fascinating aspects about Tw...

17 October 2009
10:31 GMT

Twitter Launches Japan Version of Mobile Site

The proof that Twitter is very serious about becoming a worldwide social networking platform, in case other evidence was needed, is that is has launched a Japanese customized mobile version of its website on Thursday. This move was not caused only by the fact that Japan represents “a leading edge, with advanced...

17 October 2009
02:17 GMT

No Ads on Twitter This Year, But Commercial Accounts Are Coming

Twitter may have slowed down recently but it's still very much in the spotlight. The media loves it, celebrities love it and users love it. And from the looks of things its investors love it as well, as the microblogging site doesn't seem to be in any hurry to generate any revenue. There are some vague plan...

23 September 2009
08:35 GMT

Twitter's Business Features Expected to Produce Money in Q4

The long announced and awaited business features in Twitter seem to be almost ready for launch. Bloomberg reports that Biz Stone, Twitter’s co-founder, is expecting these features to produce some bucks by the end of this year's Q4.Mr. Stone announced that a feature similar to the Google Analytics page woul...

10 September 2009
04:58 GMT

Twitter Was Denied the Trademark Application for 'Tweet'

Last month Twitter made a splash when it revealed that it had applied for a trademark on the word “tweet,” which is closely associated with the microblogging service but also widely used by third-party apps and services related to Twitter. It now turns out though that the trademark application was rejecte...

20 August 2009
03:22 GMT

New Twitter Homepage to Come Next Week

Twitter is known for its simplicity and minimal approach, which is visible in its design and features, even in the 140-character limit. Simplicity is part of the Twitter philosophy but that doesn't mean that new features can't be added while staying true to the mantra. Traditionally, the microblogging servi...

24 July 2009
05:02 GMT

Twitter Creates a Guide Site for Businesses

Twitter isn't in any hurry to make any money, at least that's what the founders keep saying, but it does plan to earn some revenue this year. And the way that it's going to do that, at first at least, is from business-oriented services. So it makes sense that they've launched a new site, Twitter 1...

24 July 2009
03:03 GMT

Twitter Will Make Money This Year, Biz Stone Says

After months of speculation, telling us what it won't do and infirming rumors coming from its investors, it looks like Twitter is finally ready to show us its business plan. Well, not so fast. While Co-founder Biz Stone says Twitter will make some money this year from companies like Dell Inc., Whole Foods Market...

23 June 2009
05:02 GMT

Twitter Denies Plans to Make Money with Shopping Recommendations

Todd Chaffee, board member of a company that invested in Twitter, was quoted this weekend as saying that one of the ways Twitter would monetize its business was to offer product advice and purchasing options. Twitter CEO Evan Williams, though, stepped up to deny that this was an official statement from the company, a...

22 June 2009
06:49 GMT

There Is No Official Twitter TV Show

There is no Twitter TV show. Well, there is no official Twitter show but there is at least one show in early production that will focus on Twitter. The news spread yesterday that Twitter was working on a TV show starting from an article in Variety. Everyone picked it up but the majority of views were at least skeptic...

26 May 2009
03:37 GMT


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