Desperate For Ad Data, Twitter Offers Animated Balloons For Your Birthdate

Desperate For Ad Data, Twitter Offers Animated Balloons For Your Birthdate

By Josh Constine Twitter’s ads would work a lot better if it knew how old you are. So in an obvious data grab, Twitter will show animated balloons on your profile when it’s your birthday if you’re willing to give it your birthdate. You can see what the balloons looks like on comedian Kevin Hart’s profile. Twitter’s minimalist sign-up flow seems to be coming back to bite it. All… Read More

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