Twitter exec shakeup: CFO to COO, former Zynga treasurer to CFO

Twitter shook up the top brass a little today, transitioning current Chief Financial Officer Ali Rowghani to the top operating role and naming former Zynga treasurer Mike Gupta as the company's new CFO.

Eight ways to save your tweets

The handy utility If This Then That (IFTTT) recently announced the end of its Twitter integration. Fortunately, there are workaround.

Flipboard founder backs slowly away from Twitter’s board

Flipboard co-founder and CEO Mike McCue has announced his departure from Twitter’s board of directors.

In a tweet on the change, the serial entrepreneur sounded no false notes, graciously saying, “To the @Twitter team: it was amazing to be part …

Hootsuite CEO says the valuation tops $500M, but VCs aren’t buying it [exclusive]

Contrary to rumors, social media startup Hootsuite is not actively raising another round — but if it were, its price tag would be even higher than reported.

We had a nice chat yesterday with Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes. …

Unlike Facebook, Twitter’s mobile revenue rivals the desktop

It seems that Twitter has done an exceptional job when it comes to monetizing its mobile audience.

Not only that, but Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said the startup often generates more revenue from mobile usage than desktop, according Reuters.

“We’re …

OH: Twitter’s revenue may soar to $1B by 2014

Twitter wasn’t expected to hit the $1 billion revenue mark until 2016, but new sources are saying that number could come a good two years earlier than expected.

Super secret sources for Bloomberg say the microblogging network’s ad sales have …

Will Twitter ever be a contender in the war for online ad revenue?

For years, Google and Facebook have been waging trench warfare for big-brand ad budgets. Billions of dollars are at up for grabs, and since this money constitutes the bulk of revenue for both companies, the stakes are incredibly high.

Twitter, …

Twitter employees frustrated by golden handcuffs, can’t sell more than 20% of their shares

It must be frustrating to be an early Twitter employee. All around Silicon Valley, companies in the social networking space are going public, minting hordes of new millionaires and billionaires. But with little revenue of its own, Twitter is hoping …

Don’t mess with Dick: Twitter CEO speaks out against Google, censorship, and SOPA

If Twitter is to become a dominant web company and live up to the accidental potential its original founders never intended, it will do so under the leadership of its well-spoken, quick-witted and confident CEO Dick Costolo.

Costolo, CEO of …

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: 2012 is going to be the Twitter election

2012 is going to be the Twitter election, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said at the D: Dive Into Media event in Dana Point, California Monday night.

In an interview with AllThingsD media editor Peter Kafka, Costolo said that a majority …

Wikipedia founder defends SOPA blackout; Twitter has other protest plans in the works

After announcing yesterday that Wikipedia will join other websites in a January 18 blackout to protest the SOPA piracy bill, founder Jimmy Wales has explained his reasoning further to fend off criticism.

Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (pictured) caught flack …

Twitter hits the big time with its new Art Deco headquarters (pics)

We got a sneak peak at Twitter’s new headquarters today during a press event about the site’s full-fledged overhaul.

But Twitter.com isn’t the only thing that’s getting an overhaul: In about six months, microblogging company is moving to its new …

Here’s a first look at the “New-New Twitter”

Thursday morning, Twitter started its launch of a brand-new interface.

The changes are fairly drastic, but they have a surprising and delighting effect (as opposed to a shocking and awing one). It might remind you a bit of the design …

In a commitment to honesty, Twitter tries to bury the hatchet with third-party developers

Ryan Sarver had just come back to work after his wedding.

Notice I said “wedding” and not “honeymoon.” Sarver has for some time been Twitter’s first line of defense between the company and a occasionally disgruntled army of third-party developers. …

Twitter’s revenue tripled since last year, and its valuation doubled

Twitter is on track for nearly $140 million in revenue for 2011, up from a reported $45 million just last year.

These figures come from eMarketer, a digital intelligence firm that keeps a close eye on ad revenues for companies …

What’s coming next for Twitter: fewer fail whales, more users, more ads

In a press conference at Twitter this morning, CEO Dick Costolo laid out the present growth of the company and what its 100 million users can expect in the near future.

Costolo touched on three main points: the service’s revamped …

Twitter will start serving you promoted tweets from accounts you don’t follow

At a Twitter breakfast this morning, CEO Dick Costolo shed some light on the company’s continuing advertising strategy.

Soon, the service will start rolling out Promoted Tweets to all users accounts, whether or not the user follows the brand in …