Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) isn’t the only online company that has been receiving orders from the U.S. government to release information about users. Many of the companies have been facing revolt among users over their privacy. While many companies only choose to reassure their users that their information is safe, many have sought to reveal the…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Invests $10 Million on MIT Social Media Research Project
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will avail all tweets to Massachusetts Institute of Technology research group to analyze how people use social media to share ideas and achieve shared goals. The team will then come up with a robust communication tool that can be used by people for social, civic, and political collaborations. The tool will also…
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Twitter Inc (TWTR), Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG): Top 3 New Stock Picks of Brookside Capital
Bain Capital manages Brookside Capital and it has a current portfolio of $4.12 billion, as per recent SEC 13F filing, with services and technology forming the primary investments of the fund. Brookside capital started in 1980s and its investments grew in multiple industries. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Signet Jewelers Ltd. (NYSE:SIG) are…
Facebook Inc (FB) to Follow Twitter Inc (TWTR) with “Buy” Button, Partners with Stripe
After Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s “Buy” button, it is time for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to add “Buy” buttonon its social media platform. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is to collaborate with payment startup Stripe for introducing payment option. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is rumored to use Stripe for powering its Buy button integrated in the adverts and posts over…
Facebook Inc (FB) Adjusts News Feed Algorithm After Twitter Inc (TWTR) Won Admiration for Timely News Feeds
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) announced Thursday that the company had made an array of changes to its news feed algorithm to provide timely updates to users. The change comes after the social media giant was widely criticized for showing users “the ice bucket challenge” as the trending topic while Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook Inc’s competitor, was…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Update: Investor Peter Thiel Alludes To Pot-Smoking as a Possible Cause of “Horrible Mismanagement”
Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Paypal Inc. and a former Facebook Inc. investor has said in an interview that there is probably “a lot of pot-smoking” going on at Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), and that’s why it’s “horribly mismanaged.” “Twitter is hard to evaluate. They have a lot of potential. It’s a horribly mismanaged company –…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Gets Buy Rating From Analysts Including UBS and MKM Partners
After UBS investment bank changed the rating of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) from “neutral” to “buy”, there has been a growing interest in the stock. The social media company has also registered successive three months advancement in the market, a factor that continues to attract more investors. On Tuesday, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) closed at $50.83, which…
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Seeking $1.5 billion in Convertible Debt for Expansion
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is seeking to finance its expansion plan through a convertible debt by selling off two $650 million bonds with one of the bonds maturing in 5 years while the other in 7 years. This is according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the involved banks go ahead…
Twitter Inc (TWTR)’s Latest Attempt at Diversification and Income Generation
As a part of its diversification drive, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has introduced a ‘Buy’ button that is located within a tweet beside the messages so that a user who is desirous of buying a product or service can accomplish his objective by simply clicking on it. But caution is the name of the game where…
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (PBR), and Twitter Inc (TWTR): Most Active Stocks Of The Week
As per the NYSE Most Active Stocks database of Wall Street Journal, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) were the most active stocks of the last week. Each of these stocks was traded in large volumes because of one or the other reasons. Bank of America…