11 posts and columns on micro-blogging

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Tweet This Milestone: Twitter Passes MySpace

in News on September 28, 2010 at 12:04 pm PT

There’s a new piece of data that Twitter Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo could take with him to the stage today at the IAB MIXX conference in New York, as the company tries to woo marketers. Last month the four-year-old micro-blogging service surpassed MySpace in unique visitors to become the No. 3 social networking-type service in the world, according to new data from comScore Inc.

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To Advertisers, Twitter's a Fledgling

in News on September 27, 2010 at 8:20 am PT

Twitter Inc.’s foray into advertising is receiving mixed reviews among marketers, underscoring the challenges of turning the popular micro-blogging service into a highly profitable enterprise. The popularity of Twitter has fueled expectations that marketers could use the service to target relevant ads to consumers interested in real-time information about breaking events and other topics.

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Twitter Discloses User Password Theft Scheme Via Torrent Sites

in News on February 3, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Twitter said it has identified a scheme to try to steal user account names and passwords and is asking some users to update their passwords as a result. The micro-blogging service disclosed in a notice to developers late Tuesday that an unidentified person had been creating so-called “torrent” sites and forums for “a number of years” with the sole purpose of getting users to input user names and passwords the person could use to gain access to Twitter accounts.

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Twitter Founders: From "Stupid" Idea to Possible IPO

in News on October 26, 2009 at 10:06 am PT

It all started with a “stupid” idea and a message about pinot noir. Two of the founders of Twitter Inc., Evan Williams and Biz Stone, talked about how the micro-blogging service began, the challenges it faced and an eventual potential IPO, at Startup School, an event organized by Y Combinator held at the University of California-Berkeley on Saturday.

Newsom Enters Twit Race to Grab Way More Than a Million Voters

in News on April 21, 2009 at 11:04 am PT

In a move that most likely would not have been made without the recent efforts of Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his candidacy for the California Governor’s seat this morning via Twitter.
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