Topic: Evan Williams

Twitter Promoted to Ad Network

In just four short years, Twitter would emerge as something more personal than a social network, it would serve as a human seismograph for facilitating, tracking, and measuring human movement and experiences. Twitter is now starting to introduce new programs that officially position the company as both an integrated information and ad network.READ»

What Does Dick Costolo Mean for Twitter?

Twitter founder Evan Williams relinquished his position as CEO on Monday to Dick Costolo, the company's COO. We've already examined Ev's reasons for stepping down, but one mystery remains: who is this Dick?READ»

Twitter Gets a Makeover

Twitter just announced that Twitter.com--which the vast majority of users use--is getting a ground-up redesign, similar to the new Twitter iPad app.READ»

iFive: Seabed Oil Leak Fears, Jobs Tops Power List, Vaccination Patch, Bloodhound SuperSonic Car, Paywall Accounting

While you were sleeping, innovation was sticking itself in what looks like a Blue Man Group's torture chamber, phoning a friend from his smartphone, and noticing that there are similarities between Apple's antenna testing facility and ...READ»

Some Job Advice for Twitter CEO Ev Williams

Twitter, the darling of social networks, finally announced plans this month to make money on its 130 million (and growing) users. With the vision mapped, it's now about execution. That humdrum blocking and tackling required to ...READ»

iFive: BP's On-Off Woes, CIA's $5 Million to Amiri, i-dosing, Twitter's Next moves , Old Spice Throws in Towel

While you were sleeping, innovation was, apparently, announcing its engagement to more innovation. All this took place without Mom finding out, which surely means a job at Apple can't be far behind, such are the secrecy levels of ...READ»

Russian President Medvedev to Tour Silicon Valley With Jobs as Tour Guide

So, Dmitry Medvedev has hit California for a three-day tour. He's safe, since Jack Bauer is probably holed up with a caipirinha (caipirosky?) on a South American beach. (I could tell you where, but then I'd have to go dark and, ...READ»

Twitter Founder Biz Stone on Foursquare, Ron Howard, and Dressing Like Steve Jobs

At the World Innovation Forum Tuesday, Twitter cofounder Biz Stone took the stage to talk about life at Twitter. Stone began by redefining his company for the audience. "We're not a social network--that's been a myth since ...READ»

Inside Twitter's Expanded SF Offices: Birds, More Birds. Also, Birds

Twitter unveils its expanded bird-themed headquarters. It's downright Hitchcock-ian.READ»

The Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Business

Last year's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business spanned industries of all sizes--this year's list, which launches later this month, promises to be just as expansive and eclectic. Here we present the top entrepreneurs of ...READ»

The 10 Most Creative People on Twitter

When we launched our 100 Most Creative People in Business list last year, we were surprised that only 20 of those individuals were on Twitter. In the year since, another 10 have joined. But out of those tweeting who do you need to follow?READ»

Let's Get Physical: Facebook's Got Traffic, but Twitter's Got Foot Traffic

First Twitter outgrew its nest, the one made popular by a flock of tech savants who, themselves, had outgrown their blogs. Only now, though, have the social media site's founders finally figured out how to shake the money from their ...READ»

Crib Sheet: What Happened at Twitter's Chirp Conference

So much has been happening with Twitter in the past week or two that it's tough to keep track. Here are the big announcements from this week's Chirp Conference in San Francisco.READ»

How Third-Party App Makers Plan to Survive Twitter's New Ad Blitz

Twitter's new ad platform has been read as trouble for other Twitter-related companies, including startups and those making mobile apps. But they say something different.READ»

Twitter Gut Checks Foursquare With "Points of Interest," Adds "Places," Introduces Will.i.am, and Reveals Promoted Tweets

UPDATE 5: Now onto Q&A with Twitter's COO, Dick Costolo, whose talk you can read about in the previous update. People have a lot of questions about how "resonance" will work and be tracked--looks like Twitter will have to work ...READ»

Twitter Announces @Anywhere at SXSW

A new set of frameworks will allow content producers to embed Twitter data anywhere on their sites, letting users follow and view accounts without leaving Web pages.READ»

Tweetmaster General Evan Williams Touts Twitter as a Worldwide Force for Democracy

Evan Williams, one of the founders of Twitter, has given a lengthy interview to the BBC World Service, in which he claims that social media is fundamental to the spread of democracy. Or should that be the other way around? In the ...READ»

Scared of Using "Twitter for Credit Cards?" But Blippy Makes Sharing Personal Info So Cute!

In Blippy's world, everyone gets deals on everything! All you have to do is share your credit card information online! Hey, wait. Where are you going? The social media start up, which has been described as "Twitter for credit ...READ»

Twitter's New Retweet Feature Is Not the Apocalypse

Hey, have you heard? Twitter is changing its Retweet feature, and everyone is complaining about it. Hubspot's Dan Zarella says the feature "could completely eviscerate most of the value out of Retweets." PC Mag's Lance Ulanoff calls ...READ»

New Media Stars Dominate Fortune’s 40 Under 40

Recently, Fortune magazine released its annual list of 40 rising business stars under the age of 40. While there was sure to be a few media gurus in the mix, given today’s focus on social and digital media networks, 16 major players from areas of digital media and online technology are featured – making up 40 percent of the list. From Google and Hulu to Facebook and Twitter, some of business’ most...READ»

Twitter's New Wine Gets You Drunk on Social Causes

Twitter founder Biz Stone is launching a wineREAD»

Twitter Accuses PR-Hungry Pay-for-Followers Service of Spamming, Says PR-Hungry Pay-for-Followers Service

Web promotions company uSocial, which offers ridiculous deals such as "1,000 new Twitter followers for $87," has reportedly gotten itself on Twitter's bad side. According to a uSocial statement making its way 'round the Web, Twitter ...READ»

Meet the 27-Year-Old Who's Hijacking Twitter, One Quiz-Crazy Tween at a Time

In just over a month, Dave Zohrob's Twitter app, LOLquiz, has amassed more than 300,000 users and spawned at least 20 trending topics. WTF?READ»

The 10 Most Creative People in the Web Business

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Too Many Social Network Updates? Two Tools for Filtering the Nobodies

There are plenty of tools out there for adding "friends" to your social network: Glue lets you connect with others who like the same media and entertainment sites as you, Twinkle lets you discover people tweeting near you, ...READ»