Twitter went public on the New York Stock Exchange on November 7. Its opening price was $45.10, significantly exceeding the initial public offering price of $26. This marked the largest IPO since Facebook's listing in May of last year. Twitter has over 230 million users worldwide.
Twitter was founded in 2006, and around 2009, major U.S. brands began tweeting. Ad Age magazine introduced the first tweets from 40 brands, including Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Disney, Samsung Mobile, Chanel, and Amazon.
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Check Out the First Tweets Ever Sent By Nike, ESPN, Xbox, Coke and More
A Critical Mass of Brands Took to Twitter In 2009
Published: November 07, 2013
