Twitter Launches Promoted Accounts, Starts Putting Ad Products In HootSuite
Twitter just launched two big, though expected, additions to its advertising program: Promoted Accounts and the integration of ad units with third-party Twitter clients.
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Twitter Followers at Zero, Direct Messages Disabled
In the wake of the new Twitter.com roll-out, the micro-blogging site on Monday was experiencing intermittent issues that affected follower counts as well as the ability to follow other users and send direct messages.
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