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Dick Costolo
The Twitter chief has irked developers with his focus on driving revenues, but the issue of profitability is becoming urgentJob: chief executive, TwitterAge: 48Industry: digital mediaNew entryDick...
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Twitter chief says company will fight against releasing private content
Dick Costolo says site was 'put between a rock and a hard place' when judge ordered release of Occupy activist's tweetsThe chief executive of Twitter, Dick Costolo, has said the company will continue...
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Dick Costolo | MediaGuardian 100 2013
The Twitter chief has made progress in making the service a more commercial proposition thanks to rising mobile ad revenueJob: chief executive, TwitterAge: 49Industry: digital media2012 ranking: 2His...
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Who are the Twitter millionaires?
Early Twitter backers who can expect an IPO windfall include a Saudi prince, a Hollywood insider and a Murdoch lieutenantFrom Rupert Murdoch's longstanding lieutenant Peter Chernin to Saudi prince...
View ArticleTwitter IPO: what it tells us about the future of the network
The company's S-1 form, filed with the SEC this week, reveals its hopes and fears for the future. By Alex HernAlex Hern
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Twitter's founding investor expected to net more than $1bn from flotation
Evan Williams will not be the biggest winner, private equity boss Suhail Rizvi is believed to hold 15% stake worth at least $1.9bnTwitter's estimated $12.8bn (£8bn) stockmarket debut will make a...
View ArticleTwitter boss Dick Costolo was briefly fired in 2010
Chief executive was given the boot in September 2010 for less than a day – by October, he was heading the company. By Alex HernAlex Hern
View ArticleTwitter takes on Storify with Custom Timelines
Social network allows users to curate tweets, stepping on toes of partner previously cited as 'good example' of how to use data. By Alex Hern.Alex Hern
View ArticleTwitter could ditch @ replies and hashtags
Replies and hashtags called arcane by Twitters head of news as one trial at the social network bans them completelyTwitter is considering getting rid of the recognisable @-reply and hashtags from the...
View ArticleTwitter's growth problem in focus as Wall Street watches closely
Can the social network convince investors that the future's bright or is the 'Twitter quitter' becoming a real headache?With only 140 characters, it can be hard to tell the right story on Twitter. In...
View ArticleWe cant let tech giants, like Facebook and Twitter, control our news values
Accountability must become part of Silicon Valleys culture and we cant leave editorial processes down to algorithmsSeveral years ago, Vint Cerf visited the Guardian in his capacity as Googles...
View ArticleTwitter changes: 20 hits and misses from the social network's history
From hyperlinked hashtags, promoted tweets and official apps to #NewTwitter and #DickBarGrumps Internet Law dictates that whenever a large social network like Facebook or Twitter changes its design or...
View ArticleMediaGuardian 100
Who are the most powerful people in the UK’s media right now?Britons who went to fee-paying schools dominate MG100Corporate giants dominate digital landscapeContinue reading...
View ArticleMediaGuardian 100: corporate giants dominate a more vulnerable digital landscape
The power of the digital big beasts – Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon – continued to grow in 2014, but so did questions about how they use our data. Where does their rise leave the more traditional...
View ArticleTwitter boss confirms plans to expand curated 'experiences' to all users
Users should not panic about a Facebook-style filtered timeline just yet, but Dick Costolo says curation will happen for ‘logged in users’ as well as passing visitorsTwitter will expand its efforts to...
View ArticleDick Costolo: Twitter unfollows the leader as social milestones are missed
Slowing growth in user numbers and failure to capture a bigger slice of digital advertising revenue behind departure of the chief executiveIt says something about the extraordinary scale of social...
View ArticleTwitter needs to stop comparing itself with Facebook
As chief Dick Costolo departs, investors must stop pushing Twitter to be the next big social media network and focus on its simple strengths When the chief executive of Twitter announced he was...
View ArticleNext Twitter boss faces complex challenges, says departing Dick Costolo
In interview before his last day in job, CEO says going public accelerated short-term-thinking, and regulation would pose threat to free speechThe outgoing chief executive of Twitter has said he...
View ArticleDick Costolo: why tech firms are set to face complex ethical issues
After nearly five years the Twitter CEO is standing down. He explains why it wants to champion the underserved and make the world’s smallest voices heardThe idea of access is something we think a lot...
View ArticleTwitter considers exit of Dick Costolo in board reshuffle – report
Report says push to diversify boardroom means Costolo, who stood down in July as chief executive officer, could be among those on the way outRelated: Dick Costolo: why tech firms are set to face...
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