Publications
Publications
- January 2010 (Revised January 2014)
- HBS Case Collection
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, David Chen, Bill Heil and Aaron Smith
Abstract
Twitter is a micro-blogging company that allows users to send short text updates to others. The site is used by people, including celebrities, government officials, and businesses. It helps to raise money for non-profit organizations and provides first-responders with information during a natural disaster. Even though almost 10 million people visited the site in early 2009, the site had no strategy for monetizing the traffic. The case allows students to examine potential monetization strategies for Twitter.
Keywords
Blogs; Revenue; Information Publishing; Growth and Development Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Web
Citation
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, David Chen, Bill Heil, and Aaron Smith. "Twitter." Harvard Business School Case 710-455, January 2010. (Revised January 2014.)