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Fanboys Unite: Apple Profiles Twitter
TechCrunch —
... Yes, Apple has a new business profile of the micro-messaging service that it put up today on its site. The headline may just say it all, “Twitter. Triumph of humanity.” But it’s actually a fairly in-depth look at how Twitter uses Apple products to conduct their business. “Pretty much everyone here at Twitter uses a Mac,” says ...
The Twitter Guys Are Mac, iPhone Nerds
Silicon Alley Insider —
... The latest in Apple's (AAPL) series of profiles of companies who use Macs: Twitter, the red-hot messaging/microblogging startup. Apple calls the profile "Twitter. Triumph of humanity." ...
Apple's affectionate, slightly starstruck Twitter HQ profile
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Internet Tools, Apple
What's the microblogging trend that pits Ashton against CNN? Yes, it's Twitter -- you can dig it, and apparently so can Apple. The social-media darling is the subject of a glowing profile on Apple's Business site, bearing the humble and understated headline "Twitter. Triumph of humanity." Mmm-kay.
Aside from the slightly over-reverent "here's to the crazy ones" tone, the profile is quite interesting; it points out that Twitter's development ...
Particle Debris (week ending 5/1) Hulu, Blu and Goo
The Mac Observer —
... ." Does this mean the end of Plasma HDTVs, or is it just a market decision by a few players unable to exploit the technology? However, LG, Hitachi, Panasonic, and Samsung are, so far, staying the course. Mr. Costa explains why Plasma is superior, and I agree, having spent a year doing research and settling on Plasma display technology myself. Back to social networking, namely Twitter, which all of my readers know by now, I love. Apple published a feature profile on Friday of the Twitter team -- which uses Macs for development. The Twitter founders cited the Macs as highly ...
Apple to acquire Twitter?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... of the talks. Today, though, rumors popped up that Apple may be looking to buy Twitter. “Apple is in late stage negotiations to buy Twitter and is hoping to announce it at WWDC in June,” said a normally reliable source this evening, adding that the purchase price would be $700 million in cash.
We're thinking this is unlike Apple and very unlikely, but never say never. Apple did start Twittering their Trailers feed, and it is no secret that Twitter founders are big Apple fans. That's about all we could come up with.
On a ...
Will Apple acquire a big name? Signs point to no
Macworld —
... , it clearly recognizes the service’s impact: for example, the company recently profiled the use of Apple technology at Twitter . The iPhone, in particular, has helped boost Twitter’s popularity—the two seem like a natural fit for each other. But to my mind mind that’s not nearly enough for Apple to go out and purchase the company lock, stock, and blue bird. It’s not that Apple couldn’t afford Twitter—$29 billion buys a lot of 140-character messages—but it is a question of why the company would bother. As ...
