Brazilians have always been enthusiastic early adopters of new technologies and communications platforms. We have a natural passion to communicate, interact, share experiences and exchange information.

In December, we opened Twitter’s local office and operations in Brazil with the goal of supporting local partners and users more directly. Last week, we gathered clients and executives from the Brazilian advertising industry for the official launch of Twitter in Brazil at the Museum of Image and Sound of São Paulo (MIS).Read more…

@TwitterAds: Tells us about your background and your latest venture?

@joshjames: I co-founded the web analytics company, Omniture, which became the second largest SaaS business behind Salesforce.com. We took Omniture public in 2006 and sold it three years later to Adobe for $1.8B.Read more…

Yesterday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Mozilla announced that 18 mobile operators from around the world will support Firefox OS, its new mobile operating system that takes advantage of the power of the web. When those devices begin to ship, Twitter for Firefox OS will be available in the Firefox Marketplace.Read more…

Just like the movies that the awards celebrate, the Oscars show always delivers a mix of drama and comedy, suspense and surprises, and tears and cheers. As the audience in the Dolby Theatre claps, laughs, and cries, so do the viewers at home. Watching along with Twitter, you can have the best of both worlds: get insider access from stars who know the Oscars best, and join fellow film fans in a global viewing party.

From the red carpet to the Dolby Theatre to their own couches at home, this year’s live-tweeting cast includes:

Attendees: Read more…