One reason why StockTwits is growing: Those Twitter ads
Twitter’s management seems to have mixed feelings about advertising. But here’s anecdotal evidence that those text ads it has been running lately are worth something.
StockTwits, a site for sharing stock-related tweets, saw a sharp uptick in users last month, around the same time that Twitter… Continue Reading
StockTwits raises $800K more for Twitter stockpicking
StockTwits, a startup that helps you see people’s stock-related comments on microblogging service Twitter, has raised a first round of venture funding. It’s a relatively small round — $800,000, the same size as the company’s angel funding, according to MediaMemo’s Peter Kafka — but it’s… Continue Reading
New Facebook Pages getting developer attention
Facebook is continually trying to redesign its site to be a better way for people to share information. It’s concerned about increasing competition from other social networks and from sites like Twitter. Its latest effort to do so — a redesign announced and partially rolled… Continue Reading
StockTwits nails stockpicking on Twitter, raises round
StockTwits, a two month-old site that lets you track messages on micro-blogging service Twitter about public company stock performance, has closed a first round of venture funding. The investors, all individuals, are a wide range of Twitter-loving finance types who have become addicted to the… Continue Reading
StockTwits creates another way to unlock Twitter’s potential
StockTwits, a startup that aggregates stock-related “tweets” on micro-messaging service Twitter, has released a Firefox extension that links stock tickers to the StockTwits site. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (a Twitter investor) says he’s impressed by the extension, also argues that it provides a… Continue Reading