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Twitter to see major shakeup in top ranks

Twitter is overhauling its top management in a major shakeup, as the social network struggles to boost its profitability and growth prospects,

Jan 25, 2016, 16:42 PM IST

Twitter adds live Periscope broadcasts to timelines

Twitter on Tuesday began weaving live Periscope video broadcasts into timelines streamed to its application tailored for Apple mobile devices.

Jan 13, 2016, 01:54 AM IST

Good news! Twitter planning to expand tweet’s 140-character limit to 10,000

Want to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter? Soon, you may be able to tweet in 10,000 characters on the micro-blogging site.

Jan 06, 2016, 11:07 AM IST

Twitter testing timelines by relevance, not chronological order

Twitter is working with algorithms similar to the ones Facebook uses to order items on your news feed.

Dec 09, 2015, 12:15 PM IST

Twitter names Omid Kordestani as executive chairman

Twitter has appointed Omid Kordestani, a former chief business officer of Google, as its new executive chairman.

Oct 14, 2015, 22:13 PM IST

Twitter to lay off 336 employees as Jack Dorsey takes over as CEO

Twitter is laying off 336 employees, or about eight percent of its global workforce of 4,100 people, days after the microblogging giant brought back its co-founder Jack Dorsey as permanent CEO.

Oct 13, 2015, 22:24 PM IST

Are lay-offs on the cards at Twitter?

 Within days of Jack Dorsey taking over Twitter’s command as permanent CEO, come some sombre news. The company is reportedly preparing to hand out pink slips across the board.

Oct 10, 2015, 19:31 PM IST

Twitter planning layoffs: Report

Twitter will lay off employees next week as freshly-returned chief Jack Dorsey pushes for a leaner operation focused on winning users, tech news website Re/code has reported.

Oct 10, 2015, 07:12 AM IST

Jack Dorsey to continue as permanent CEO at Twitter

In July this year, the then CEO Dick Costolo had stepped down from his position and Dorsey was appointed as the interim CEO as the Board scouted for a new head.

Oct 05, 2015, 21:47 PM IST

Twitter co-founder Dorsey to stay chief: Report

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to stay on as the company's chief, bringing an end to the company's plodding search for a top executive, according to a report on Thursday.

Oct 01, 2015, 08:29 AM IST

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to stay chief: Report

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to stay on as the company's chief, bringing an end to the company's plodding search for a top executive, according to a report on Wednesday.

Oct 01, 2015, 02:08 AM IST

Twitter shares close at all-time low on growth worries

Twitter shares fell to an all-time low on Monday, weighed down by doubts that the popular messaging platform isn`t growing fast enough to thrive.

Aug 04, 2015, 04:28 AM IST

Twitter shares fall over 11% as growth of monthly users slows

Twitter Inc`s shares fell more than 11 percent in extended trade on Tuesday after the microblogging company said its number of monthly average users grew at the slowest pace since it went public in 2013.

Jul 29, 2015, 08:46 AM IST

Twitter wants a 'full-time' CEO

The board has formed a search committee and hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart to find outgoing CEO Dick Costolo`s replacement.

Jun 23, 2015, 14:16 PM IST

Twitter says it wants full-time CEO

Twitter said Monday it would only consider chief executive candidates who can commit full-time to the company, signaling that co-founder and interim head Jack Dorsey likely will not be picked.

Jun 22, 2015, 21:54 PM IST

With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers

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. 

Jun 16, 2015, 08:36 AM IST

With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers

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.

Jun 15, 2015, 11:03 AM IST

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

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

Jun 12, 2015, 09:55 AM IST

Twitter boss launches global cash register service

Twitter`s co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past on Thursday as he held a global launch for new software that he said would help small businesses grow.

Nov 21, 2014, 08:16 AM IST