It's one of life's great misfortunes that vaunted enemies didn't have Twitter around as a weapon.
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Still, most HR executives and recruiters haven't embraced Twitter for filling jobs, finding other social-media sites like LinkedIn more effective.
The review is "narrow" in scope and won't impact Twitter's fledgling advertising business, said the person familiar with the FTC review.
Orkut icons on corporate and media websites are as prominent as the f icon of Facebook and the lower case t of Twitter.
Though the new system likely wouldn't allow Twitter back into China, initial reaction was negative among those who use it there through proxy services.
The research firm and other analysts don't break out Twitter's revenue forecasts from mobile devices.
Although Pradhan is enthusiastic about the business potential for companies using social media, she isn't convinced that Twitter will replace the resume for job-seekers.
That cultural ascendancy isn't lost on Twitter and its investors, who are said to be plotting what would be the premier public offering of 2013.
Twitter won't divulge figures, but people in the venture community, including some Twitter backers, say its margins are as high as 30% to 40%.
Don't overdo it on Twitter, since too many Tweets may make prospective employer question your focus at work.
Earlier this week, Ashton Kutcher worried that a proposed Twitter reality T.
The host doesn't have a personal Twitter page, although some are tweeting in his name and using his picture, according to a Late Show representative.
In the meantime, I'm still struggling to check up on Beijing air quality because my hotel's internet connection doesn't like me using Twitter or Facebook, or even sometimes Google.
North Koreans can't access Facebook or Twitter, although they have primitive social networks -- sort of like online bulletin boards -- where users share thoughts about innocuous topics such as pop music, she said.
Rest easy: I won't call you out on Twitter if you skim through the articles.
Twitter hasn't won over small-business owners such as Todd DeMann, founder of Freshology Inc.
But Prince Alwaleed's relatively small stake in Twitter isn't likely to have such influence.
Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter didn't exist when George W. Bush took office eight years ago.
Madonna's dip into Twitter isn't just to promote her album, but also to increase her social media presence.
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The discussions between Apple and Twitter didn't immediately result in a deal and aren't currently active, people familiar with the matter say.
"Twitter isn't a bullhorn to amplify your voice or message, " he says.
But watch the Oscars and you'll see that Twitter doesn't have to do much advertising yet others are proselytizing on their own dime.
Iranian dissidents aren't the first to use Twitter for politically incendiary purposes.
In almost all the countries surveyed, the use of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter didn't change much from 2010 to 2011.
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The network also contacted Twitter to get its blessing, says Tillinghast (Twitter doesn't allow its account domains to be sold, only managed, by users).
Twitter said its users sent 1.1 million inauguration-related tweets during Monday's swearing-in ceremony, way up from 82, 000 in 2009, when Twitter hadn't yet been widely adopted.
Spokespeople for Twitter didn't respond to a request for comment.
Though Twitter isn't nearly as visually arresting or as verbose.
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