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Twitter Admits It Recently Overcharged For Ads (cnn.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a CBS report about more bad news for Twitter:
The microblogging service has acknowledged that it inadvertently overcharged some advertisers for video ads, capping off a year that has featured a failed sale of the company, the departure of six of its 10 top executives and a nearly 30% drop in its stock price. As Business Insider reported, a bug in a recent version of Twitter's Android App inflated some metrics by as much as 35% for video ad campaigns that ran between November 7 and December 12.
The San Francisco-based company issued refunds to the affected advertisers, which in many cases were for minimal amounts of money, a person familiar with the situation said. "The impact was limited given this happened only on Android clients over the course of a month," the San Francisco-based company said in a statement. "This was a technical error, not a policy or definition issue, so it has been resolved."
One analyst told CBS, "I don't think this as fatal as it is embarrassing."
The San Francisco-based company issued refunds to the affected advertisers, which in many cases were for minimal amounts of money, a person familiar with the situation said. "The impact was limited given this happened only on Android clients over the course of a month," the San Francisco-based company said in a statement. "This was a technical error, not a policy or definition issue, so it has been resolved."
One analyst told CBS, "I don't think this as fatal as it is embarrassing."
Trump says he'll offer a tax break to help make up for the lost revenue, and to say thanks for keeping his twitter accounts active.
Tweet is to Meat.
In one of the simulations, in one of the universes.
... is to have an ISP scoop it up.
"Exclusive to Verizon!! Twitter with no data cap! Move to our new product called "Vritter" and we will throw in a free Elf on the Shelf. No, make that two."
For reference, see AT&T Direct TV.
It little behooves the best of us to comment on the rest of us.
There CPI and suggested spends are ludicrous, and the way the site works has trained people to skim over 90% of there timeline anyway, so the vast majority of whats posted is never read in any meaningful way.
For significantly less than the $60k / year you need to spend to get your blue verified tick, you could employ someone full time to just be funny, which is what the likes of Wendys and Sonic Team are apparently doing. Better reach, far more organic and builds genuine brand goodwill.
"I don't think this as fatal as it is embarrassing" is a pretty good recap of Twitter's overall state.
Funny how companies never inadvertently undercharge.
Maybe Twitter should offer a subscription-based tier which provides 256 character messages, URLs are not counted towards the character limit, and a threaded message structure.
Having been watching with some amusement the business news on Twitter, I have to agree that it's embarrassing, not fatal--mostly because I'd be amazed if Twitter managed to survive as a company long enough for this to manage to do much worse damage.
Otherwise, how will we ever know what POTUS is thinking right now?
Otherwise, how will we ever know what POTUS is thinking right now?
I believe a modest amount of LSD plus a Magic 8-ball could, in a pinch, provide a reasonable approximation.
"I believe a modest amount of LSD plus a Magic 8-ball could, in a pinch, provide a reasonable approximation."
Been there, done that, many times... until I saw the 21st response:
"You are likely to be eaten by a grue"
I then had this horrible vision of how it all ends, at a big Public Event, where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was being fronted by the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, just before the Grues pounced.
This is so unlikely an occasion that I feel that there is nothing really to worr.....
Someone said Twitter was worth less than $10 and predicted the company's failure.
Nike Free Run le Sénégal et le Venezuela avaient décidé de présenter de nouveau le texte. Même si la résolution ne prévoit pas de sanctions contre Israël, les responsables israéliens craignent qu'elle ne facilite les poursuites à la Cour de justice internationale et n'encourage des sanctions contre les produits des colonies.Le premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a condamné la résolution et critiqué le président américain dans des termes particulièrement durs, en accusant le gouvernement Obama de s'être associé en coulisses à la ligue anti-israélienne à l'ONU.
What is up with so many people constantly writing "there" in place of "their"?