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Will Twitter add ads in 2009?
Background: Twitter has opened the door for advertisers to target its millions of users for the first time, as it desperately looks to find a way of making money from the "micro-blogging" phenomenon.
The move marks a softening of attitude at the website, which has 45 million users, has overtaken MySpace in the UK but has yet to find a business model to bring in consistent revenues. Biz Stone, one of Twitter's founders, revealed on Thursday that the US-based site had opted to "leave the door open for advertising" as it changed its terms of service for users. The terms now say: "Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the services, queries made through the services, or other information."
Earlier this year, Mr Stone told an advertising industry gathering that the company would focus on generating revenue in 2009. While not opposed to advertising, he said putting banner adverts on the site was "probably the least interesting thing we could do". In May, Mr Stone wrote in his blog: "To say we are philosophically opposed to any and all advertising is incorrect." However, he said Twitter wanted to bring businesses and individuals together "in meaningful and relevant ways".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/search-for-profit-prompts-twitter-advertising-uturn-1786224.html
The move marks a softening of attitude at the website, which has 45 million users, has overtaken MySpace in the UK but has yet to find a business model to bring in consistent revenues. Biz Stone, one of Twitter's founders, revealed on Thursday that the US-based site had opted to "leave the door open for advertising" as it changed its terms of service for users. The terms now say: "Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the services, queries made through the services, or other information."
Earlier this year, Mr Stone told an advertising industry gathering that the company would focus on generating revenue in 2009. While not opposed to advertising, he said putting banner adverts on the site was "probably the least interesting thing we could do". In May, Mr Stone wrote in his blog: "To say we are philosophically opposed to any and all advertising is incorrect." However, he said Twitter wanted to bring businesses and individuals together "in meaningful and relevant ways".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/search-for-profit-prompts-twitter-advertising-uturn-1786224.html
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