Comments on: Twitter Expanding Executive Team: Hires General Counsel From Google, Looking For CFO

By: Oh, RSS Is Definitely Dead Now: Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo To Become Twitter COO | Trinitude Network

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:20:18 +0000

[...] is actively hiring more senior people, we’ve heard. In July they hired Alexander Macgillivray, Google’s associate general counsel for Product and IP, as [...]

By: Oh, RSS Is Definitely Dead Now: Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo To Become Twitter COO | Newsfed - Aggregate local and tech stories with related videos and tweets!

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:01:29 +0000

[...] is actively hiring more senior people, we’ve heard. In July they hired Alexander Macgillivray, Google’s associate general counsel for Product and IP, as [...]

By: Twitter Obtains Lead Lawyer From Google | Submit Press Release

Twitter Obtains Lead Lawyer From Google | Submit Press Release — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:27:26 +0000

[...] one other bit of interesting news about Twitter’s hiring habits: Michael Arrington writes that he’s "confirmed that Twitter is aggressively hiring across the board, [...]

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:56:27 +0000

Twitter already has lawyers, Ted Wang (@twang) and Patrick Kelly (@pjk3). I wonder if they’ll stay around.

They should pour their money into support & communications…basically, talk and listen to their users. The buzz won’t last forever.

By: Morgan Stanley report shows that teens don’t use Twitter, don’t buy music (but still go to the movies) | NerdAccess

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:54:20 +0000

[...] There’s a fantastic report coming out of Morgan Stanley that analyzes the way teens consume media in this day and age. The source was a 15-year-old boy; he interns at the company. The results will the music industry, make Hollywood very happy indeed, and put to bed the notion that everyone is head over heels in love with Twitter. [...]

By: Morgan Stanley Report Shows That Teens Don’t Use Twitter, Don’t Buy Music (But Still Go To The Movies) | Stoth

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:22:38 +0000

By: Revised hiring process

Revised hiring process — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:13:19 +0000

1. Bring all the applicants to a baseball diamond.

2. Have them all line up behind the pitcher’s mound.

3. Place fat boy Arrington behind home plate (hint: to lure him there, tell him home plate is actually a Pie).

4. The CFO candidate who can hit him in the “strikezone” (his testicles) gets hired on the spot.

It’s what we call a “Win Win”

By: Twitter amplía su equipo ejecutivo

Twitter amplía su equipo ejecutivo — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:40:49 +0000

[...] ha contratado a Alexander Macgillivray, hasta ahora abogado asociado general de producto y propiedad intelectual de Google, como nuevo [...]

By: twitrounds

twitrounds — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:43:40 +0000

I don’t think Twitter is going anywhere for awhile. It’s going to be a service that is going to stick around for awhile. I used to think Twitter is boring, people are going to get tired of it, but it’s growing and it’s mentioned every single place I look. Twitter is here to stay for at least the new few years.

By: 悉尼

悉尼 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:07:59 +0000

come on Google, buy twitter now!

By: Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:05:30 +0000

People love talking about Twitter/Facebook just as much as they like using them. Quite a buzz the geek crowd can create for something they love!

By: fb216105

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:08:19 +0000

“ton”, awesome!

By: DealMaker

DealMaker — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:56:27 +0000

Could it be they need lawyers to make a deal? I think that is far more likely, as I don’t see them lasting a long time an a independent company. At some point, revenue is actually important. Anyone can pay to draw a crowd. The CEO is so greedy, seems this will eventually be another Friendster.

By: Twitter Expanding Executive Team, Looking for CFO :-) « Satyadev’s

Twitter Expanding Executive Team, Looking for CFO :-) « Satyadev’s — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:47:58 +0000

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By: david

david — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:34:49 +0000

Yeah, and nothing like beefing up the payrolls before the money comes in…Twitter is going to eventually need to raise Facebook-style rounds to stay afloat.

By: lance lee

lance lee — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:32:26 +0000

the guy is going to lose the case with the feds and is bailing to twitter to cash out
nice alex…next time try fighting the fight

By: trivia quiz

trivia quiz — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:28:57 +0000

Looks like Twitter is finally gearing up to act like a grown-up.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:38:22 +0000

Yeah, ’cause I’m sure they would ask you.

By: MyLocator (tm)

MyLocator (tm) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:33:03 +0000

thats what i used too think. twitter has become embedded on some major websites as a microbookmarker. youtube is pimping twitter. all the other microblogs busting out will forever be classified as wannabee twitter copycats. twitter has been branded as the google of microblogging and i dont see how anything will ever change that.

By: Ziggy Tek

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Twitter and Facebook seem to be taking away Google guys at a steady pace. It’s great Twitter is acquiring notable folks but unless they come up with some business plan or a way to expand their site, it’s going to slowly die. Right now it’s running on hype due to various news outlets using the service and mentioning it almost every day. Hiring a Google man will definitely help. http://ziggytek.com/

By: RD

RD — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:21:09 +0000

No, I think it always ends with “ton.”

By: Internet Lawyer

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:46:33 +0000

When a company starts “lawyering up” then you know they are serious about taking it to the next level.

By: G

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:08:51 +0000

“Google will be scrambling to fill his role.” -
Michael – not taking away anything from this attorney’s smarts – but – on first blush – one would have to assume – Google has already found his replacement or put another way – Google wants a replacement given the next phase is more about getting away from the unfortunate consequences of this agreement – the copyright saga that has now become a anti-trust sequel.

By: David (@RockSpace)

David (@RockSpace) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:46:50 +0000

Michael Arrington… often ends with:

We’ll see.

By: MMO Pinoy

MMO Pinoy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:36:30 +0000

If I only have the skills to qualify, then I’ll apply immediately.