Twitter's Promoted Tweets Go Live [Video]

Today there has been a ton of buzz about Twitter’s new “Promoted Tweets” program but now it appears the service has officially gone live. While we haven’t seen any sponsored tweets from brands, a quick search in Twitter for the phrase “Twitter” yields a promotional tweet from the company. Rather than going into details about the service, I’ve embedded a video below, illustrating how the service functions.

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