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Twitter raises money, gets celebrity endorsements and publicity, and continues to grow rapidly. The first tweet from space occurs during this period. Twitter also announces that it will start allowing for advertising in the form of promoted tweets – "ordinary tweets that businesses and individuals want to highlight to a wider group of users."
In March 2011 a cobra escaped from the Bronx Zoo, soon after a parody Twitter account for the cobra appeared using the handle "@BronxZoosCobra" which soon amassed a large number of followers. [53] [54] The snake was on the loose for a week before being recaptured during which time the account tweeted regularly. [55]
Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is a social networking service.It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. [4] [5] Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in short posts commonly known as "tweets" (officially "posts") and like other users' content. [6]
Twitter acquired Crashlytics, a crash reporting tool for developers, on January 28, 2013, for over US$100 million, its largest acquisition at the time. [124] Twitter committed to continue supporting and expanding the service. [125] In October 2014, Twitter announced Fabric, a suite of mobile developer tools built around Crashlytics. [126]
Vine, a video-sharing and social media service, launches shortly after being acquired by Twitter for $30 million. [64] [65] 2013 Launch Twitter files for its IPO, and begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The share closed at $44.90, giving the company a valuation of around $31 billion. [66] 2013 Launch Instagram launches video sharing ...
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On July 19, judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled that the trial would last for five days in October, [115] [116] with Twitter seeking an October 10 start date. [117] During its quarterly earnings investor call on July 22, Twitter cited the "chaos" caused by the proposal as the primary factor for its decline in revenue. [118]