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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 7 Oct 2013

    Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about usershttp://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 

    7:18 AM - 7 Oct 2013
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    • Shar_Bae❤️💦👅😍 Arshad Khatri Growth Champ CharmSafe Queena. Yue STÊALTH™ VC + E = IPO™ maucat Brandon G. Donnelly
    51 replies 364 retweets 71 likes
      1. Jeff DeBalko‏ @jeffdebalko 7 Oct 2013
        Replying to @WSJ

        Huge upside “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ”

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      2. Raissa Puno - Diaz‏ @raissapuno 7 Oct 2013
        Replying to @WSJ

        @WSJ Oh my! Users should get royalties!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. AuntieDonna‏ @Auntiedonna1 7 Oct 2013
        Replying to @raissapuno

        @raissapuno @WSJ agree, the average user should beable tobuy at a reasonable discounted rate, what do you think about that idea?

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Garry Choy, MD MBA‏ @GarryChoy 7 Oct 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ”

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      1. SHEIKH  🇸🇳‏ @SheikhBandz 7 Oct 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ” yall cant be forreal

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      1. Yousaf Khalid‏ @yousafkhalid 7 Oct 2013
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        Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5  | @WSJ

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      1. Chad Kjemhus‏ @Kjemhistry 7 Oct 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ” #bigdata @socialmediarmxd

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      1. Rahiel Tesfamariam‏ @RahielT 7 Oct 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ”

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      1. Ipsitaa Panigrahi‏ @Pistoosh 7 Oct 2013
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        “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ” mindbogglingno #BigData #analytics

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      1. GOOD WIN 3-5 #COLTS‏ @RobIsRandomAF_6 7 Oct 2013
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        Shit!!! “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ”

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      1. Scott McWalter‏ @GoalSpank 7 Oct 2013
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        @WSJ not a bad chunk of change. How will this news manipulate their IPO?

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      1. Habib Okhai‏ @Milky65honey 7 Oct 2013
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        @wsj ,if that is the case, twitter should give dividends to users frm whom such relevant information was extracted.Ths wil improve earnings

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      1. the Breast Mane‏ @breastmane 7 Oct 2013
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        @WSJ #DatsDatBullzInShit

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      2. Elina Seppälä‏ @mrsseppala 7 Oct 2013
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        Remember the small print.. @WSJ: #Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off data it gathers about users http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5  #some

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Antti Tyrväinen‏ @antti_engineer 7 Oct 2013
        Replying to @mrsseppala

        @egerdt @WSJ but how much Twitter analyse user actions? Opened short links, hashtags and user profiles?

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      4. Elina Seppälä‏ @mrsseppala 7 Oct 2013
        Replying to @antti_engineer

        .@antti_engineer Today even the e-learning stats are very advanced, thus would be surprised if twitter wouldn't offer that. @WSJ

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      1. Justin Hager‏ @HAGERCLAN 8 Oct 2013
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        @WSJ spread the love. Revenues shouldn't trump privacy

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      1. Cyrus Oloumi‏ @coloumi 7 Oct 2013
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        Fascinating, data mining at its finest “@WSJ: Twitter earned $47.5 million from selling off user data http://on.wsj.com/1fcCQj5 ”

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      1. Eric Willhoite‏ @EWillhoite 7 Oct 2013
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        @WSJ ,

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      1. Strobe Witherspoon‏ @StrobeWither 7 Oct 2013
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        @WSJ @DigitalRightsPK then why don't I see more advertisements for ebooks about horses?

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