Twitter shows signs of life with user growth
By Bloomberg
27 October 2017 |
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Melissa Parrish, Forrester Research VP, and Bloomberg's Selina Wang discuss Twitter's earnings and user growth with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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