Four years since its launch, Kik is positioning itself as America’s version of WeChat, the messaging behemoth of China. It believes it has the right product (text messaging, the old-fashioned kind)… Read more »
Despite the good news in Twitter’s (s twtr) first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company — particularly stronger-than-expected revenue of $243 million and $0.02 earnings per share — the stock… Read more »
In its first earnings report as a public company, Twitter reported revenue and profits higher than had been expected, but it’s user base continues to grow slower than company watchers had… Read more »
In Efficient Twitter Theory, enabling post hoc edits to tweets make no more sense than regulating financial markets does in Efficient Market Theory. Read more »
Financial institutions are looking beyond FICO scores to Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets to measure a borrower’s risk profile. That’s not always bad. Read more »
Jack Dorsey may not have known much about being a merchant when he founded Square, but he did know a lot about being a buyer. According to Dorsey, that was the… Read more »
As more banks flirt with social media, StockTwits rolls out a redesigned website that makes it easier for investors to follow the information and people connected to the companies they care… Read more »
Square, the mobile payment company founded by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, announced Wednesday that it’s hired a chief financial operator and is processing more than $6 billion in payments, demonstrating impressive… Read more »
Swedish banks are fighting off rumors of financial difficulties amid reports that online rumors led to a $29m bank run in Latvia over the weekend. But was it really a Twitter-induced… Read more »