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Links on Twitter: Twitter preps ad platform, Batavian says “online advertising works,” 7 percent of Twitter users account for 80% of time

By Twitter Feb. 23, 2010, 6 p.m.

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POSTED Feb. 23, 2010, 6 p.m.

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