APRIL 17, 2009

Twitter’s Milestone-Filled Week

Twitter has had quite the week! In case you missed any of these social media newsworthy events, here’s a quick roundup of what happened on the micro-blogging service over the past few days.

Have a great weekend!

Twitter Grows 131 Percent in March via eWEEK.com

Twitter grew 131 percent in March 2009, according to research firm ComScore, which pegged the site’s visitors at 9.3 million, up from 4.3 million in February. Twitter drew increased attention recently over rumors of a possible Google acquisition. A ComScore analyst attributes a substantial portion of Twitter’s growth to increased media attention.

Two employees threaten pizza chain’s reputation via a shel of my former self

After viewing a truly disgusting video two employees at Domino’s Pizza made, blogger Shel Holtz tweeted, “I’ll never eat at Domino’s Pizza again.” In this blog post, he chronicles the actions Domino’s took to put out the fire as the video went viral.

Kutcher Surges Past CNN On Twitter — But You Can’t Unfollow Either via TechCrunch

In a race to be the first to have one million followers on Twitter, Ashton Kutcher beat CNN, but not without controversy. Both Twitter accounts had the ”unfollow” function disabled so users can’t game the results of the millionth follower.

The Oprah Has Twatted via Valleywag

Today - Friday, April 17, 2009 - marks the day that O sent out her first tweet. She tweeted from her show with Twitter CEO Evan Willams at her side.