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Twitter Archive

Archives for October 2016

Technology
President Obama will soon need to give up @POTUS — what happens to his tweets?President Obama will soon need to give up @POTUS — what happens to his tweets?
Technology

The White House says it has a transition plan.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Twitter: Please build these productsTwitter: Please build these products
Technology

We have a few ideas that might help.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Advertisers are targeting laid-off Twitter employees againAdvertisers are targeting laid-off Twitter employees again
Technology

Timing is everything.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Vine may be going away, but Vine’s stars had already moved onVine may be going away, but Vine’s stars had already moved on
Technology

And that was the problem.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Twitter is shutting down its video app VineTwitter is shutting down its video app Vine
Technology

The app will go away “in the coming months.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Can TV save Twitter? Twitter says it’s early.Can TV save Twitter? Twitter says it’s early.
Technology

Twitter’s livestreaming strategy was the topic of the moment on the company’s Q3 earnings call Thursday.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Twitter delivers Q3 numbers that Wall Street likesTwitter delivers Q3 numbers that Wall Street likes
Technology

Beats on revenue, earnings and user growth. And layoffs, too.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Twitter will cut  9 percent of its workforce, or roughly 350 peopleTwitter will cut  9 percent of its workforce, or roughly 350 people
Technology

The layoffs were announced alongside Twitter’s Q3 earnings Thursday morning.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Ex-AOL exec Ted Leonsis sounds off on Apple, Snapchat, Netflix and moreEx-AOL exec Ted Leonsis sounds off on Apple, Snapchat, Netflix and more
Technology

Leonsis spoke with Kara Swisher on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
What’s the plan, Twitter?What’s the plan, Twitter?
Technology

CEO Jack Dorsey needs more than numbers to impress Wall Street tomorrow.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Pretty much no one thinks that social media improves our political discussionsPretty much no one thinks that social media improves our political discussions
Technology

Political discussions on social media are less respectful and more angry, a new study found.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Why the NFL won’t save TwitterWhy the NFL won’t save Twitter
Technology

Ad revenue could decline next quarter, even with ad money from streaming games.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Leslie Jones took on her Twitter trolls and hackers on ‘Saturday Night Live’Leslie Jones took on her Twitter trolls and hackers on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Technology

“If you want to hurt anyone these days, you have to do way more than leak their nudes or call them names.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
How do you fix Twitter?How do you fix Twitter?
Technology

A few Silicon Valley luminaries offer up their solutions.

By Kurt Wagner
Salesforce says it won’t buy Twitter, either
Technology

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: “It wasn’t the right fit for us.”

By Kurt Wagner