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For Twitter, Revenue Rises But New Users Stagnate

A sign is posted outside of the Twitter headquarters on July 29, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Twitter reported a rise in fourth quarter earnings, however  user projections fell below estimated numbers.  ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A sign is posted outside of the Twitter headquarters on July 29, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Twitter reported a rise in fourth quarter earnings, however user projections fell below estimated numbers. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Twitter released its fourth-quarter earnings this week, reporting that it had 288 million regular users as of the end of last year. That’s an increase of 4 million people from the previous quarter, which did not meet analysts’ expectations.

The company also reported a profit of $79 million, compared with a profit of $10 million a year ago.

Mike Regan of Bloomberg News speaks with Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd about what these numbers mean for the social media service.

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