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Twitter Inc. is a privately-held, venture capital-backed social networking company positioned on a micro-blogging platform. Twitter users post (known as "Tweets"), providing commentary, embedded media, or both. Tweets, which are limited to 140-characters, can be regularly received by users in an RSS-like feed if the user chooses to "follow" the publishing user. Twitter serves as many public figures' and brands' main public relations channel, allowing access to engaged users who may follow the company or person's tweets.
Twitter was founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, and Evan "Ev" Williams, and its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.
| Company Tags: | VC Backed |
| Year Founded: | 2006 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Revenue Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Revenue Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Employee Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| City: | San Francisco |
| State/Province: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | View |
| Website: | www.twitter.com |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/TWITTER |
| LinkedIn: | http://www.linkedin.com/company/twitter |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2231777543 |
| Brands: | Tweet |
| Founders: | Evan Williams Jack Dorsey Biz Stone |
| Internet > Internet Services > Social Media |
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| * | Twitter Inc. fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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| 1 | Transaction terms were undisclosed, but...Read More → |
| 2 | Twitter acquired Values of n,...Read More → |
| 3 | Facebook reportedly offered an estimated...Read More → |
| 4 | Twitter filed a Form D...Read More → |
| 5 | Twitter acquired the iPhone application...Read More → |
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| 8 | Facebook's $2 Billion bid to...Read More → |
| 9 | Twitter did not acquire any...Read More → |
| 10 | Under this deal, 2 AdGrok...Read More → |
| 11 | Twitter acquired BackType, a socialanalytics...Read More → |
| 12 | DST acquired primarily common stock...Read More → |
| 13 | Under this deal,...Read More → |
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| 15 | Twitter, Inc. acquired Context...Read More → |
| 16 | Posterous's blogging service will be...Read More → |
| 17 | 3 of...Read More → |
| 18 | Talks regarding the acquisition commenced...Read More → |
| 19 | Acquired 100,000 common...Read More → |
| 20 | Through the acquisition,Twitter gains the...Read More → |
| 21 | BlackRock acquired $80 million in...Read More → |
| 22 | This aims to appeal to...Read More → |
| 23 | The partnerships would let Twitter...Read More → |
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| 2 | Issued $415,452 promissory note...Read More → |
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$99 Single Company AccessInstant Full Site-Wide AccessBusiness Description:
Twitter Inc. is a privately-held, venture capital-backed social networking company positioned on a micro-blogging platform. Twitter provides a platform for users to share short messages, known as "Tweets", that can be accessed through Twitter's website or by the blogging network's smartphone application. Users receive a live stream of Tweets on their account from the other users they choose to "follow".
Despite Twitter's constant stream of activity, a small portion of site's users create the majority of Twitter's content. After the United States, the most commonly represented countries on Twitter are the UK, Canada, Australia, and Brazil.
Revenue Model:
Twitter's service is provided free to the user and is technically ad-free. This is different from most social media companies, which use traditional Internet advertisements as a source of revenue.
Twitter generates revenue through two channels: data sales and promotional… Continue Reading →
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