It’s not everyday that Ali Rowghani joins a board of directors. The Y Combinator Partner and former COO of Twitter only sits on three or four boards at a time. Now now he’s added a startup named Segment to that list. Segment offers a marketing platform that lets companies track and consolidate customer data. Its service is used by businesses like Glossier and Instacart to understand how consumers reach and interact with their services, whether through a marketing email or by going directly to their e-commerce sites. Rowghani thinks Segment could one day be as big as Salesforce. As consumer interactions with businesses becomes more and more digitised, companies are struggling to consolidate all of the data they are collecting on their customers. Segment lets companies in industries ranging from retail to media manage multiple applications in one place, but it also helps them create new tools within its platform. CEO Peter Reinhardt, a 27-year-old MIT dropout, launched … [Read more...] about This former Twitter exec thinks he’s found the next Salesforce — and it just hit $108 million in funding
Russia is using Twitter to crowdsource ways to respond to the US expulsion of its diplomats
Russia is responding to a mass expulsion of its diplomats with a Twitter poll. After learning that its Seattle consulate would be closed, the foreign ministry asked people which US location to close in response. The choices are St Petersburg, Vladivostok, and Yekaterinburg. Russia previously ran an online poll to name its next-generation nuclear weapons. Russia is using Twitter to solicit ideas for how to respond to Donald Trump’s decision to expel 60 of its diplomats from the United States. The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) began a crowdsourcing effort after the White House announced the expulsion, which includes a complete closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle. In a tweet, the official MFA account named three equivalent US diplomatic stations in Russia and asked fans to choose between them. The choices are the US consulate-general in St Petersburg, the consulate in Vladivostok, or the consulate in Yekaterinburg. US administration???????? … [Read more...] about Russia is using Twitter to crowdsource ways to respond to the US expulsion of its diplomats
Trump tweets about increase in ‘Fake News’ after following CNN on Twitter for an hour
President Donald Trump appeared to follow CNN on Twitter and then unfollow the network an hour later before tweeting about an increase in “Fake News.” During that period, CNN tweeted about Stormy Daniels, the porn star who accused Trump of paying her to remain silent about an affair they allegedly had. Trump claims to not watch CNN, but has admitted to watching it a bit in the past. Trump has consistently bashed CNN’s coverage of him as “fake news.” President Donald Trump appeared to follow CNN on Twitter and then unfollow the network an hour later before tweeting about an increase in “Fake News.” “So much Fake News. Never been more voluminous or more inaccurate. But through it all, our country is doing great!” Trump tweeted. His tweet followed a one-hour period wherein Trump appeared to follow CNN on Twitter, as shown on TrumpsAlerts, a Twitter bot that follows the Twitter activity of the Trump family. During that period, CNN … [Read more...] about Trump tweets about increase in ‘Fake News’ after following CNN on Twitter for an hour
How to avoid spoilers and 11 more tips to help you get the most out of Twitter
Twitter turns 12 this month. It was around this time in 2006 that Jack Dorsey sent the most famous tweet of all: just setting up my twttr — jack (@jack) March 21, 2006 By now, you probably think you know all there is to know about acing your Twitter feed. And you probably do. But for the rest of us, to mark the occasion, Twitter has offered 12 tips and tricks that may have slipped under the radar. Here’s how to make the most of your favourite not-as-micro-as-it-used-to-be blog: 1. How to make your own Moments They say the best things in life are not actually things, but moments. Thankfully with Twitter you are now in full control of your destiny and able to create impactful moments at will. To start your own Moment, open the Moments tab and click ‘Create new Moment’, pretty simple really! The beauty of Moments is that it allows users to see your Tweets even if they aren’t following you. 2. How to segment your feed with lists It is a truth universally … [Read more...] about How to avoid spoilers and 11 more tips to help you get the most out of Twitter
How To Get A Job At Twitter
There’s a decent chance you came to this article via Twitter. While the company isn’t as big as its main rival, Facebook, it can be argued that in today’s climate, Twitter is the more socially important and era-defining network. As proof, you need to look no further than the president of the United States, who can’t seem to go a day without a tweet, and those short messages often have global implications. But it’s not just Donald Trump. As of 2016, 83% of the world’s leaders were on Twitter, as is virtually every journalist in the world. They’re joined by 330 million monthly active users and another 500 million monthly visitors to the site who never log in. But just how hard is it to get a job there? We spoke to a senior hiring manager and a recent hire at the company to find out what the process is like. The Twitter Recruitment Process There’s a good chance you may find yourself working at Twitter without you contacting them first. … [Read more...] about How To Get A Job At Twitter