When it comes to making money, Twitter is all about keeping it simple. There are no banner ads, no dancing animations, no ads inserted between screens that you must click to get past.
Virtually all of the company’s revenue, which is projected to be nearly $600 million this year and $950 million next year, comes from three basic advertising formats that blend smoothly into its core microblogging service, whether users are accessing it from a mobile phone or a Web browser.
“What they have been able to do very well is develop products that meet the needs of most advertisers without being overly complex,” said Debra Aho Williamson, principal analyst for social media at eMarketer, a research firm. Read more at The Times.
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