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Twitter CEO Previews Likely Coming Video Sharing Feature

Twitter CEO Previews Likely Coming Video Sharing Feature

By Chris Crum January 23, 2013

Last fall, Twitter acquired video creation and sharing company Vine for an undisclosed amount. Now, a day after Twitter announced the launch of enhanced Tweet embeds, which support videos, Twitter CEO has tweeted out a video using Vine (via TechCrunch). …

Can Twitter Beat Facebook and Google+? Can Twitter Beat Facebook and Google+?
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As you might imagine, there’s been a lot of talk about social networks at the Web 2.0 Summit, and particularly the escalating three-way battle among Facebook, Google and Twitter. While Google and Facebook have had their fair share of announcements …

Twitter Mobile Users On The Rise Twitter Mobile Users On The Rise

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Twitter passed the 100 million active users plateau. While the overall amount was impressive, a nugget of information contained within demonstrates just how dominate the mobile device industry has become. According to the …

Twitter Shares User Stats, Including 100 million ACTIVE Users Twitter Shares User Stats, Including 100 million ACTIVE Users
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Twitter revealed a number of stats today, showing off the influence it has over various walks of life and the media at large. The post complements a “State of the Twitter” talk CEO Dick Costolo gave today where he is …

Twitter is Thinking About Commerce Twitter is Thinking About Commerce
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It appears that Twitter has some new money-making ideas in mind for the future. This is hardly surprising, given that its monetization strategies have been heavily questioned for years now. The company has been much more advertising focused in recent …

Twitter CEO Wins Silicon Valley Popularity Contest

If a company’s success can be linked with its CEO’s popularity, then Twitter is going to have a very bright future.  New rankings concerning Silicon Valley CEOs are out, and Dick Costolo, who replaced Twitter cofounder Evan Williams in October, came in first place.

It’s of course possible to like a clueless person or respect someone who’s a jerk, so we’re not really suggesting anyone put too much stock in these findings.  Still, they may at least influence how well different companies can hold onto talented employees.

Rumor: Steve Ballmer, Dick Costolo Met For Breakfast
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Brace yourself for another round of rumors about acquisitions, partnerships, and funding possibilities.  Steve Ballmer and Dick Costolo supposedly met for breakfast this week, and it’s a rare person who will imagine all they discussed was the fat content of donuts.

To be fair: no one’s claimed that they observed the CEOs of Microsoft and Twitter signing a single document or even talking shop.  Plus, the source of the rumor hasn’t been cited.

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Dick Costolo Appointed CEO Of Twitter
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Almost exactly 13 months ago, Dick Costolo joined Twitter as its COO after founding FeedBurner and working at Google.  Now he’s received a considerable promotion, with Evan Williams announcing that Costolo will serve as Twitter’s CEO.

Twitter COO Effectively Rules Out 2010 IPO
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There’s almost no way Twitter will go public this year, according to the company’s COO, and it may not do so in the next couple of years, either.  The focus, instead, is supposed to be on firming up and building out the business side of things.