Twitter private messaging is changing

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Louie Baur
Louie Baur
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As Twitter gets ready to go public, they’re making some last minute changes to their business model, including important changes to their direct messaging.

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Allthingsd

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Twitter’s entire premise is based on publicness. “Join the conversation in the global town square!” the company likes to say.

But, over the past year, Twitter has come around to seeing the value of being more discreet.

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