Traders bet on Twitter near-term gains as takeover chatter persists

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 09:21

Dick Costolo`s decision to step down as Twitter Inc`s chief executive last week failed to stem the weeks-long slide in the company`s shares, but options traders appear to be betting on a near-term rebound.

CEO Evan Spiegel erases his Tweets to better explain Snapchat

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:17

A day after Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel starred in a low-fi video aimed at explaining his social network to old people, he has now cleared his Twitter account of every single tweet but one in order to better explain the concept behind his app that focuses on 'instant expression' and living in the present.

With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 08:36

And many advertisers, analysts and investors say Twitter already has the right person for the job: not interim CEO Jack Dorsey but Adam Bain, the company`s president and head of revenue, who has emerged as an early favourite.

With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 11:03

Twitter Inc`s next chief executive officer faces a crucial challenge as the company seeks to appease Wall Street after this week`s management shakeup - helping disaffected advertisers connect with users.

Twitter to forgo 140-character restriction for Direct Messages

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 14:56

You can also stop people you do not follow from sending you these new, extra-long DMs. You can do that by unchecking the "Receive Direct Messages from anyone" box in the Security and privacy sections in Twitter`s settings.

Twitter's Dick Costolo to step down as CEO in yet another shake-up

Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 09:55

Costolo will be replaced by co-founder Jack Dorsey on an interim basis.

Twitter to double workforce in Singapore

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 19:13

Twitter opened its operations in Singapore in 2013 and expanded the workforce to 80 in less than two years.

Twitter looks at on-phone apps to target new pitches

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 09:13

Twitter has launched a tool that takes into account what apps are on a smartphone or tablet when targeting pitches for other mini-programs people might want.

Twitter conversations to become clearer

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 17:01

Tangled conversation threads would no longer be the mess they presently are as Twitter is going to change the way it deals with replies to tweets and grouping replies together.

Lookup to raise $3mn; Twitter co-founder to invest in local app

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 17:51

Within about five months of launch, Lookup has already registered over 2,00,000 downloads and has answered over three million queries.

Twitter-Google deal puts tweets in search results

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 04:56

The move will allow Google to get more real-time results in its search queries, and help Twitter boost engagement after a period of sluggish user growth which has weighed on its stock price.