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cyberswede

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20. How does Twitter actually make money with advertising?

Reply to JI7 (Original post)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 11:36 PM

Apr 2014

Serious question.

I've never clicked on anything resembling an ad. The only things I see are the "promoted" tweets, which I promptly dismiss. I couldn't even tell you what they were selling.

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Twitter posts $132m net loss amid slow user growth [View all] JI7 Apr 2014 OP

Did they tweet that?? JoePhilly Apr 2014 #1

#slowusergrowth KamaAina Apr 2014 #2

Aside from celebrity gossip and invitations to spend money... Orrex Apr 2014 #3

Actually, yes. KamaAina Apr 2014 #7

yes for hashtag activist itsrobert Apr 2014 #9

I follow all the liberal writers OKNancy Apr 2014 #10

How funny WhiteTara Apr 2014 #16

Depends on what you enjoy. How I use it: The Straight Story Apr 2014 #18

Eh... SoapBox Apr 2014 #4

I think Twitter is losing its coolness. DCBob Apr 2014 #5

all the twits are already signed up Skittles Apr 2014 #6

How in the hell do you lose 132 million dollars hosting 140 character-length messages? AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #8

Geez. Do the math. Ikonoklast Apr 2014 #11

I've never had a Twitter account. drm604 Apr 2014 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author penultimate Apr 2014 #14

I don't get "it" madville Apr 2014 #13

I could never find any real use for twitter any of the times I've tried to make use of it penultimate Apr 2014 #15

wow thats a lot of money down the tubes. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #17

Maybe 'they' should not spy on... Amonester Apr 2014 #19

How does Twitter actually make money with advertising? cyberswede Apr 2014 #20

I run a podcast, and mostly post to Twitter via auto-feeds from other social media accounts. tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #21