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A year since Dick Costolo's exit, Twitter stock continues to fall: Report
Tech2 News Staff •Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who had served as the CEO during Twitter’s early years, was temporarily assigned the CEO, with the interim tag being pulled out later.
Twitter loses product, media, engineering heads according to report; seems more than a coincidence
Nashdavid •According to recent reports, the Media Head for Twitter, Katie Jacobs Stanton as well as Product Head Kevin Weil has quit. In addition, Twitter's Engineering head has decided to move on as well.
Twitter's Dorsey to give a third of his stock to employee equity pool
Fp Archives •Twitter Inc Chief Executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey said he is giving a third of his stock in the company, about 1 percent, to the employee equity pool.
Twitter continues to look for a new CEO; Would it be led by an Indian?
Tech2 News Staff •n June this year, we heard of Dick Costolo’s sudden resignation as CEO of Twitter. Soon after, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was CEO at Twitter during its initial years, took charge at the San Francisco company, as it continued to look for a permanent replacement.
Twitter looking to shakeup board; former CEO could exit
Fp Archives •Twitter Inc's board is weighing a shakeup that could involve the exit of former Chief Executive Dick Costolo, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Twitter to target shoppers with Products and Places in feeds
Fp Archives •Twitter said Friday it was testing a new way to use the messaging platform for shopping by promoting "products and places" in its feeds, as it looks to boost revenues.
Could Twitter have a new owner? Traders wish potential acquisition
Fp Archives •Dick Costolo's decision to step down as Twitter Inc's chief executive last week failed to stem the weeks-long slide in the company's shares, but options traders appear to be betting on a near-term rebound.
With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers
Fp Archives •Twitter's next chief executive officer faces a crucial challenge as the company seeks to appease Wall Street after this week's management shakeup - helping disaffected advertisers connect with users.
With CEO shakeup, Twitter faces immense pressure to please advertisers
Fp Archives •Twitter's outgoing chief executive, Dick Costolo, resigned abruptly Thursday amid pressure from investors to increase the user base and improve what's known as direct response advertising, the most lucrative type on the microblogging site.
Why did Twitter's Dick Costolo step down as CEO?
Nashdavid •It is said innovation pays. But sometimes, the emphasis can be detrimental. Dick Costolo quit Twitter. And Twitter is popular. It was popular before Dick Costolo quit, though. Why then, did he have to quit?