Twitter planning Soundcloud purchase?
Twitter is in talks to buy popular music streaming service SoundCloud, as the newly listed social network tries once again to expand into music, according to a news report.
Nielsen ads age and gender to Twitter TV ratings
Nielsen has updated its Twitter TV Ratings service with the launch of demographic data for over 250 U.S. TV networks.
Twitter encourages advertisers to target by ‘moments’
To tap into the trend for ‘newsjacking’- real time marketing based around live moments- Twitter has launched a new planner tool that lets advertisers buy promoted tweets based on upcoming events.
Eurovision Song contest gets record 5.3m tweets
The 2014 Eurovision song contest dominated Twitter last Saturday night, generating more than 5.3 million tweets, according to the social network.
Twitter ads now targeted by language
Twitter is launching a new tool that lets advertisers target users on its platform based on their language, as the newly listed social network looks to boost its ad revenue.
French Orange customer hit by hack attack
Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers from the French branch of mobile network operator and internet service provider Orange.
Amazon debuts Twitter shopping tool
Amazon has struck a partnership with Twitter that lets users add products to their shopping carts by tweeting a special hashtag.
Brand’s Twitter budgets on the rise in UK- report
Twitter budgets are on the up and marketers are becoming more conscious about ROI, using their time on Twitter to achieve clear business objectives and generate leads, according to SocialBro.
Snapchat debuts self-destructing video and instant messages
ShapChat has expanded from pictures into video and text messaging- taking on the likes of WhatsApp and WeChat.
Twitter shares dive as growth slows
Shares in Twitter dropped to their lowest levels since the company’s stock market flotation this week, as it reported slower than expected user growth and a net loss of $132- but ad revenues reached $226m.