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Students: Apply now for Summer of Code

  • Engineering
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | By Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) [16:33 UTC]

We are thrilled to have an opportunity again to participate and support the Summer of Code program, especially since we enjoyed being involved so much last year for the first time.
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Twitter Ads now generally available for U.S. users

  • Advertising
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | By Ravi Narasimhan (@Ravi), Product Manager, Revenue [07:00 UTC]

When we built our self-service ad platform last March, our goal was to create an experience that would be powerful and also extremely easy for anybody to use.Read more…

An invitation to #ComedyFest (BYOB)

  • The Twitter Blog
Monday, April 29, 2013 | By Fred Graver (@fredgraver), Head of TV [15:00 UTC]

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This Week on Twitter - Apr. 29

  • The Twitter Blog
Monday, April 29, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz) [12:00 UTC]
Monday, Apr. 29 - May 3; 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT This week kicks off #ComedyFest from Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral). Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) and Carl Reiner (@CarlReiner) will answer questions in an “in-Tweet” Livestream event hosted by Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow). Fans should follow @ComedyCentral and @MelBrooks (who will be posting his first Tweet on Monday) for more information. The rest of the festival will celebrate comedy, comedians and everyone who likes to laugh.Read more…

#OnlyOnTwitter: A Presidential Week

  • The Twitter Blog
Friday, April 26, 2013 | By Bridget Coyne (@bcoyne) [22:33 UTC]

It’s been a historic week on Twitter, as two former U.S. Presidents let their presence be known on Twitter. Bill Clinton joined the ranks of President Barack Obama, all 100 U.S. Senators and 95 percent of the House of Representatives, while the dedication of George W. Bush’s new Bush Center brought us closer to all 5 living presidents via Twitter.Read more…

New improvements to Twitter for Mac

  • The Twitter Blog
Thursday, April 25, 2013 | By Ben Sandofsky (@sandofsky) [22:33 UTC]

Today we’re announcing a few improvements to Twitter for Mac:Read more…

This Week on Twitter - Apr. 22

  • The Twitter Blog
Monday, April 22, 2013 | By Alexandra Valasek (@AlzValz) [22:33 UTC]
Monday, Apr. 22; 8:00 p.m. ET / PT It’s a hashtag war! Tune into Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and vote on the characters’ actions with hashtag #LHHATL. Follow @LoveHipHopVH1 for the questions and after the show for results.Read more…

Deloitte UK study: Twitter buzz helps drive video game sales

  • Advertising
Thursday, April 18, 2013 | By Louise Chow (@lougirlie), Analyst [14:09 UTC]

With over 400 million Tweets generated worldwide on a daily basis, Twitter is a platform where people talk about the products and brands that they care about most. How does conversation on Twitter impact purchases offline? Does the general sentiment of people’s conversation matter?Read more…

Now playing: Twitter #music

  • The Twitter Blog
Thursday, April 18, 2013 | By Stephen Phillips (@huntedguy) [12:29 UTC]

Today, we’re releasing Twitter #music, a new service that will change the way people find music, based on Twitter. It uses Twitter activity, including Tweets and engagement, to detect and surface the most popular tracks and emerging artists. It also brings artists’ music-related Twitter activity front and center: go to their profiles to see which music artists they follow and listen to songs by those artists. And, of course, you can tweet songs right from the app.Read more…

Introducing Keyword Targeting in Timelines

  • Advertising
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | By Nipoon Malhotra (@nipoon), Product Manager, Revenue [16:59 UTC]

Advertising on Twitter works well because the experience is built into the fabric of the product: a Promoted Tweet, for instance, is simply a Tweet targeted using the interest graph formed from public user signals like follows.

Until today, the content of Tweets has only been one factor among many in shaping the interest graph. Today, it becomes a first-class citizen. We’re excited to roll out the newest feature on our ad platform, keyword targeting in timelines, available today in all languages and markets where Twitter Ads are supportedRead more…

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