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Twitter was used by candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign throughout the race. Democratic Party nominee Barack Obama used it for publicity. [46] The Nader–Gonzalez campaign updated its ballot access teams in real time with Twitter and Google Maps. [47] Twitter use increased by 43% on the day of the United States 2008 election. [48]
In August 2010 Twitter announced a "significant" investment led by Digital Sky Technologies that, at US$800 million, was reported to be the largest venture round in history. [187] In December 2011, the Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested US$300 million in Twitter. The company was valued at US$8.4 billion at the time. [188]
[120] [121] On June 5, 2021, the Nigerian government issued an indefinite ban on Twitter usage in the country, citing "misinformation and fake news spread through it have had real world violent consequences", [122] after the platform removed tweets made by the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. [123] Nigeria's ban was criticized by Amnesty ...
Your computer's search history is like a diary of your life. If you don't delete it regularly, you might be exposing more sensitive data than you think. So it's a good idea to clear your browsing ...
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 has finally made its S-1 filing publicly available to all investors. Thanks to several strong quarters from Facebook and LinkedIn , social media is hot again and Twitter's timing couldn't ...
Twitter launches as a product of parent company Odeo. It grows slowly until March 2007, where usage grows dramatically after it is showcased at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. April 2007 – October 2008: Twitter grows rapidly under CEO Jack Dorsey, completing two funding rounds and launching official support for hashtags.
Twitter, Inc. is a global messaging platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. It provides a network that connects users to people, information, ideas, opinions, and news.