Twitter launches the user friendly Tweet Button

Popular microblogging site Twitter launched its Tweet Button, a user friendly tool to simplify the sharing of Web links using the platform for Web publishers and online visitors.

The news has the online world all in a flutter because the new button allows end users to share links on Twitter without leaving their sites.

In a blog post on Thursday, Aug. 12, the growing microblogging network says "the Tweet Button will help publishers grow traffic and increase their Twitter following." The button allows for customization where publishers can pre-configure the text displayed with each shortened URL.

Companies like TweetMeme have phased out their "retweet" service to accommodate the new button. "We have grown to more than 750 million daily retweet button impressions, which for a tiny team is an amazing achievement. That said the market requires an official solution that can accelerate this growth. So today Twitter is launching its own Tweet Button and we are very pleased to be partnering with them to continue to grow the overall Twitter ecosystem," reads a TweetMeme statement.

Twitter.com is a social network where users can send 140-character messages or "tweets" to friends, family, and followers. Twitter is being used to communicate about one's day, and to keep up to date with social relationships.

However, the benefits of Twitter don't stop there. The service is also used to find or promote deals, coupons and savings for consumers.

Consumer United is currently using Twitter to promote samples and coupons for consumers as soon as we come across them.

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Twitter unveils 'promoted tweets' ad platform

Popular microblogging site Twitter plans to unveil a new ad platform called "promoted tweets," targeting only two to 10 percent of its thousands of users with initial campaigns from brands including Starbucks and Best Buy, as a way to monetize the social-media juggernaut.

The news has the online world all in a flutter because Twitter estimates that its users are creating 50 million messages, or tweets, per day.

In a blog post Tuesday, company co-founder Biz Stone says the company took its time "because we wanted to optimize for value before profit."

According to the site's blog, a percentage of users will start to see tweets promoted by their partner advertisers--brands including Sony Pictures, Red Bull and Virgin America--at the top of some search results pages.

Twitter.com is a social network where users can send 140-character messages or "tweets" to friends, family, and followers. Twitter is being used to communicate about one's day, and to keep up to date with social relationships.

However, the benefits of Twitter don't stop there. The service is also used to find or promote deals, coupons and savings for consumers.

Consumer United is currently using Twitter to promote samples and coupons for consumers as soon as we come across them.

Follow Consumer United on Twitter for daily savings and updates.