Wilson released a flood of insights into Facebook's valuation, why Google didn't buy Twitter, and the future of Silicon Valley in a fireside chat with CrunchFund's Michael Arrington at the TechCrunch Disrupt New York conference . Wilson has one of the most envied portfolios in venture capital , with Union Square Ventures getting in early on Twitter, Zynga, Etsy, and Tumblr. But the future might not be as bright. 
Share:  Wilson released a flood of insights into Facebook's valuation, why Google didn't buy <span class="company">Twitter</span>, and the future of Silicon Valley in a fireside chat with CrunchFund's Michael Arrington at the TechCrunch Disrupt New York conference . Wilson has one of the most envied portfolios in venture capital , with Union Square Ventures getting in early on <span class="company">Twitter</span>, Zynga, Etsy, and Tumblr. But the future might not be as bright. Tweet this   read full story

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo used the briefing to announce that the company's advertising strategy has moved a step further forward and promoted tweets will now appear in users' messages even if they don't follow that particular company. "Right now, when you log in, you'll see accounts to follow or similar content in the right column," Costolo told The Guardian . "Promoted tweets will work the same way. It will be based on the interest graph of the accounts you follow. 
Share:  <span class="company">Twitter</span> chief executive Dick <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> used the briefing to announce that the company's advertising strategy has moved a step further forward and promoted tweets will now appear in users' messages even if they don't follow that particular company. <span class="sent">"Right now, when you log in, you'll see accounts to follow or similar content in the right column," <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> told The Guardian .</span> "Promoted tweets will work the same way. It will be based on the interest graph of the accounts you follow. Tweet this   read full story

Twitter has just finalized a deal to hire the team and buy the technology of RestEngine, a personalized email marketing service, which could help Twitter deliver email digests of great tweets you’ve missed. 
Share:  <span class="sent">Twitter has just finalized a deal to hire the team and buy the technology of RestEngine, a personalized email marketing service, which could help Twitter deliver email digests of great tweets you’ve missed.</span> Tweet this   read full story

Our filing with the court reaffirms our steadfast commitment to defending those rights for our users.". Last October, Dick Costolo , chief executive of Twitter, said that the company would always try and warn any users it received Government requests about so that the tweeters had a chance to fight such an order. However, he said these government orders for user information were "troubling" and tough to handle, as one of the conditions is that the request remains secret. Costolo cited the case in January 2011 where the US Government ordered Twitter to disclose the IP addresses and user information about four accounts linked to the Wikileaks affair."We 
Share:  Our filing with the court reaffirms our steadfast commitment to defending those rights for our users.". <span class="sent">Last October, <span class="analyst">Dick Costolo</span> , chief executive of <span class="company">Twitter</span>, said that the company would always try and warn any users it received Government requests about so that the tweeters had a chance to fight such an order.</span> However, he said these government orders for user information were "troubling" and tough to handle, as one of the conditions is that the request remains secret. Costolo cited the case in January 2011 where the US Government ordered <span class="company">Twitter</span> to disclose the IP addresses and user information about four accounts linked to the Wikileaks affair."We Tweet this   read full story

He insists he doesn't see any need or urgency to think about an IPO. "Our business is growing on its own organically and we have plenty of money in the bank from the private financing we did last year," Costolo says, so an IPO is not something he worries or thinks about. What about a critique that there's a limited window for Internet IPOs and that Costolo should jump on it? Costolo retorts that saying there's a limited IPO window is short sighted thinking 
Share:  He insists he doesn't see any need or urgency to think about an IPO. <span class="sent">"Our business is growing on its own organically and we have plenty of money in the bank from the private financing we did last year," <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> says, so an IPO is not something he worries or thinks about.</span> What about a critique that there's a limited window for Internet IPOs and that <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> should jump on it? <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> retorts that saying there's a limited IPO window is short sighted thinking....What about a critique that there's a limited window for Internet IPOs and that <span class="analyst">Costolo</span> should jump on it? <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Costolo</span> retorts that saying there's a limited IPO window is short sighted thinking.</span> "If you have a great business and that business is growing in a way that's satisfying to you, you can be a public company whenever you want to be a public company." Are we in another Internet bubble?...Are we in another Internet bubble? <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Costolo</span> says he doesn't know and doesn't care, since it doesn't impact the way they're running the business.</span> <span class="company">Twitter</span>'s bread and butter, its advertising model, starts and ends with Tweets. Ads must be in the format of Tweets, and in order for a brand to post an ad, they need to first send it out as a tweet. Tweet this   read full story

It has been a few months now since Twitter rolled out its mobile ads, offering companies the chance to target its 55m mobile users. . The social network says Promoted Tweets allow brands to target their followers as well as users "that share similar interests with their existing followers". 
Share:  It has been a few months now since <span class="company">Twitter</span> rolled out its mobile ads, offering companies the chance to target its 55m mobile users. . The social network says Promoted Tweets allow brands to target their followers as well as users "that share similar interests with their existing followers". Tweet this   read full story