Twitter has announced that it will be adding in-stream Promoted Tweets to its Twitter for iPhone and Twitter for Android mobile apps–an important step given that more than half of active Twitter users access the platform via their mobile device. To date, iPhone and Android mobile users have been exposed to Twitter’s Promoted Products only via the search function–search for a topic and a Promoted Tweet is likely to appear at the top of the search results. With the most recent app updates, however, Twitter now is including the ability to see Promoted Tweets as part of the user’s stream. Read →
Show Me The Money. Twitter has introduced a series of services designed to let advertisers engage with its 150 million users. What’s working—and what’s next? Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, All Things Digital, interviews Adam Bain, President of Global Revenue, Twitter at TWTRCON SF 10. Watch live video from TWTRCON on Justin.tv Read →
On Friday, November 5, 2011, McDonalds purchased a “Promoted Trend” on Twitter. Promoted Trends, which reportedly cost as much as $100,000, let you sponsor a “trending topic” that appears on Twitter.com. The Promoted Trend appears at the top of the trending topics list, with a yellow label next to it indicating that it is “Promoted.” [...] Read →







