Comments on: Twitter Increases Capacity, Pats Itself On Back, Denies Being A Covert Government Agency http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:15:30 -0800 hourly 1 By: Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July | Twimmer.com :: Twitter News http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2948056 Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July | Twimmer.com :: Twitter News Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:37:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2948056 [...] to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests.Twitter saw a slight boost in U.S. visitors, growing to 21.2 million visitors from 20 million in [...] [...] to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests.Twitter saw a slight boost in U.S. visitors, growing to 21.2 million visitors from 20 million in [...]

]]> By: Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First date in July | Cellphone Ultra http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2948035 Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First date in July | Cellphone Ultra Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:28:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2948035 [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million different visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million different visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 different visitors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and saw 16 percent growth from April to May. But Twitter’s highest rate of worldwide growth may have been in the month of March, when the site grew by 95 percent, from 9.8 million to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...] [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million different visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million different visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 different visitors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and saw 16 percent growth from April to May. But Twitter’s highest rate of worldwide growth may have been in the month of March, when the site grew by 95 percent, from 9.8 million to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...]

]]> By: Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July | Anthonyrobinson.info http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2947967 Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July | Anthonyrobinson.info Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:02:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2947967 [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million unique visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million unique visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 unique visitors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and saw 16 percent growth from April to May. But Twitter’s highest rate of worldwide growth may have been in the month of March, when the site grew by 95 percent, from 9.8 million to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...] [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million unique visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million unique visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 unique visitors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and saw 16 percent growth from April to May. But Twitter’s highest rate of worldwide growth may have been in the month of March, when the site grew by 95 percent, from 9.8 million to 19.1 million visits, according to comScore. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...]

]]> By: Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2947909 Twitter Flew Above The 50 Million Uniques Mark For the First Time in July Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:42:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2947909 [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million unique visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million unique visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 unique vistiors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and 16 percent growth from April to May. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...] [...] Which is why it may be unsurprising that Twitter passed a fairly big milestone sometime in July: Twitter passed 50 million unique visitors worldwide, according to comScore, reaching 51.6 million unique visits worldwide at the end of the month. Twitter added 7.1 unique vistiors from June to July. Growth dipped slightly, with visits increasing by 16 percent from June. Twitter’s visits grew 19 percent from May to June, and 16 percent growth from April to May. June’s number may have been buoyed by the Iran election protests. [...]

]]> By: Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore) | Twimmer.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2899787 Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore) | Twimmer.com Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:22:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2899787 [...] Well, Twitter didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in getting the word out about the Iran election protests earlier this summer, but it did gain about 7 million new visitors in the month of June. [...] [...] Well, Twitter didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in getting the word out about the Iran election protests earlier this summer, but it did gain about 7 million new visitors in the month of June. [...]

]]> By: Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore) http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2898728 Twitter Reaches 44.5 Million People Worldwide In June (comScore) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:40:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2898728 [...] Twitter didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in getting the word out about the Iran election protests earlier this summer, but it did gain about 7 million new visitors in the month of June. [...] [...] Twitter didn’t win a Nobel Peace Prize for its role in getting the word out about the Iran election protests earlier this summer, but it did gain about 7 million new visitors in the month of June. [...]

]]> By: Annotated Bibliography: Twitter and the Iranian Election Protests « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2875969 Annotated Bibliography: Twitter and the Iranian Election Protests « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:18:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2875969 [...] Twitter Increases Capacity, Pats Itself On Back, Denies Being A Covert Government Agency TechCrunch, MC Siegler, 16 June 2009 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/ Extract: “[Twitter co-founder Biz] Stone goes on to give a verbal pat on the back all those involved. But the interesting part of this post comes towards the end, when Stone writes, ‘However, it’s important to note that the State Department does not have access to our decision making process’” — does not mention Iranian ex-pat on Twitter Board, tied to “pro-democracy” campaign. [...] [...] Twitter Increases Capacity, Pats Itself On Back, Denies Being A Covert Government Agency TechCrunch, MC Siegler, 16 June 2009 http://www.tech...ernment-agency/ Extract: “[Twitter co-founder Biz] Stone goes on to give a verbal pat on the back all those involved. But the interesting part of this post comes towards the end, when Stone writes, ‘However, it’s important to note that the State Department does not have access to our decision making process’” — does not mention Iranian ex-pat on Twitter Board, tied to “pro-democracy” campaign. [...]

]]> By: Story Of The Government Having Twitter Data Access Is “Bullshit,” Says Co-Founder http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2857208 Story Of The Government Having Twitter Data Access Is “Bullshit,” Says Co-Founder Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:53:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2857208 [...] While Twitter did not deny talking with the government at that time, it was quick to note that it plays no role in its decision-making for the company. As Twitter is a fast growing communication platform being used around the world, [...] [...] While Twitter did not deny talking with the government at that time, it was quick to note that it plays no role in its decision-making for the company. As Twitter is a fast growing communication platform being used around the world, [...]

]]> By: Story Of The Government Having Twitter Data Access Is “Bullshit,” Says Co-Founder http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2856673 Story Of The Government Having Twitter Data Access Is “Bullshit,” Says Co-Founder Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:19:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2856673 [...] communications. While Twitter admitted to talking with the government, it was quick to note that it plays no role in its decision-making for the company. As Twitter is a fast growing communication platform being used around the world, [...] [...] communications. While Twitter admitted to talking with the government, it was quick to note that it plays no role in its decision-making for the company. As Twitter is a fast growing communication platform being used around the world, [...]

]]> By: The Twitter Cycle: Curiosity, Abandonment, Addiction. Global Visitors Hit 37 Million. | Design Website http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2822159 The Twitter Cycle: Curiosity, Abandonment, Addiction. Global Visitors Hit 37 Million. | Design Website Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:42:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2822159 [...] for global unique visitors in May, 2009 was 1,334 percent. And none of these numbers include the activity spurred by the Iranian elections in June, which I suspect will add to a pickup in month-over-month growth [...] [...] for global unique visitors in May, 2009 was 1,334 percent. And none of these numbers include the activity spurred by the Iranian elections in June, which I suspect will add to a pickup in month-over-month growth [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » The Twitter Cycle: Curiosity, Abandonment, Addiction. Global Visitors Hit 37 Million. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2821959 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » The Twitter Cycle: Curiosity, Abandonment, Addiction. Global Visitors Hit 37 Million. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:14:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2821959 [...] for global unique visitors in May, 2009 was 1,334 percent. And none of these numbers include the activity spurred by the Iranian elections in June, which I suspect will add to a pickup in month-over-month growth [...] [...] for global unique visitors in May, 2009 was 1,334 percent. And none of these numbers include the activity spurred by the Iranian elections in June, which I suspect will add to a pickup in month-over-month growth [...]

]]> By: Bush Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | Cellphone Ultra http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2816099 Bush Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | Cellphone Ultra Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:35:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2816099 [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to manufacture certain it was up during the peak hours of [...] [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to manufacture certain it was up during the peak hours of [...]

]]> By: Bush Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2816051 Bush Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:02:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2816051 [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...] [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...]

]]> By: Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | Spin Valley Post http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2815923 Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | Spin Valley Post Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:29:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2815923 [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...] [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...]

]]> By: Techeroid » Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2815852 Techeroid » Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:28:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2815852 [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...] [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...]

]]> By: Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | GeekStream http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2815649 Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize | GeekStream Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:39:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2815649 [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...] [...] for its part, says it is not a covert government agency, even though it did postpone maintenance to make sure it was up during the peak hours of Iranian [...]

]]> By: Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2815616 Former Deputy National Security Advisor: Twitter Founders Should Get Nobel Peace Prize Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2815616 [...] It’s also interesting that he somehow knows there were 221,000 tweets about Iran sent on June 17. Maybe he called in a favor to get that info? Twitter, for its part, says it is not a covert government agency. [...] [...] It’s also interesting that he somehow knows there were 221,000 tweets about Iran sent on June 17. Maybe he called in a favor to get that info? Twitter, for its part, says it is not a covert government agency. [...]

]]> By: San http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2809042 San Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:01:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2809042 Yes, if you are going to burgle someone, please don't use twitter, wait until they announce their vacation on their blog. Yes, if you are going to burgle someone, please don’t use twitter, wait until they announce their vacation on their blog.

]]> By: Kazim http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2807951 Kazim Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:48:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2807951 Tehran, Iran, 16 June 2009. The world is outraged by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's apparently rigged election victory. Recent polling indicates that the results may well be valid, however. Key to understanding what has happened are the 'Charity' economics that Ahmadinejad practices. The long term implications mean that military action is more likely, $500 a barrel oil possible and Apocalypse a desired eventuality for powerful extremists in both Iran and Israel. http://www.economywatch.com/economy-business-and-finance-news/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-charity-economics-apocalypse-brigade-16-6.html Tehran, Iran, 16 June 2009. The world is outraged by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s apparently rigged election victory. Recent polling indicates that the results may well be valid, however. Key to understanding what has happened are the ‘Charity’ economics that Ahmadinejad practices. The long term implications mean that military action is more likely, $500 a barrel oil possible and Apocalypse a desired eventuality for powerful extremists in both Iran and Israel.

http://www.econ...igade-16-6.html

]]> By: y0mbo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2807851 y0mbo Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:43:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2807851 No, they just block trending topics like #TCOT (Top Conservatives on Twitter). Same tactics as any other administration, just aimed at US citizens instead. No, they just block trending topics like #TCOT (Top Conservatives on Twitter).

Same tactics as any other administration, just aimed at US citizens instead.

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]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="704418331">Jason Bogovich</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2807430 Jason Bogovich Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:47:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2807430 If you would have dug in a bit you would have found out that the good people of Iran asked for the cancellation of the upgrade, and those of us following the happenings RT the request until it became a Twitter meme. Twitter said that postponing the event would lead to a downtime in Tehran of about 1AM which would be much less disruptive than say 7 PM. What leads you to believe ANYTHING else. Accusing the owners of Twitter of being GOVT puppets is going to draw more laughter than anything else. If you would have dug in a bit you would have found out that the good people of Iran asked for the cancellation of the upgrade, and those of us following the happenings RT the request until it became a Twitter meme.

Twitter said that postponing the event would lead to a downtime in Tehran of about 1AM which would be much less disruptive than say 7 PM.

What leads you to believe ANYTHING else. Accusing the owners of Twitter of being GOVT puppets is going to draw more laughter than anything else.

]]> By: Stefan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2807264 Stefan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:04:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2807264 now this is an informative post! now this is an informative post!

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1319188314">Phil Grady</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/twitter-increases-capacity-pats-itself-on-back-denies-being-a-covert-government-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-2807199 Phil Grady Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:32:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=73960#comment-2807199 LOL me too... but I have to admit it is tempting especially since its on Hulu http://www.hulu.com/24 LOL me too… but I have to admit it is tempting especially since its on Hulu
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