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• Introducing our Partnership with SecondMarket and Private Company Streams
  StockTwits, August 27th, 2010 at 11:14 am, Comments: 0

  

  Through a partnership with SecondMarket, the marketplace for illiquid assets, we are excited to deliver to our community at StockTwits the capability to comment on an entire network of private companies.  We love what SecondMarket is doing, and are delighted to be able to provide a real time messaging and idea sharing and messaging platform for them.

  You will be able to find the Private Companies stream on the Stream Navigation Panel on the left side bar of the website.

  

  Private Company Stream in Navigation Panel

  To find a particular company’s’ ticker, simply browse through the Private Company Database and then tweet using that ticker symbol.

  

  Browse through the Private Company Database

  

  Once you find the ticker symbol, tweet about it and it will show up in the Private Company Stream

  Each Private Company has their own symbol page, where you can easily view the tweets as well as view the company profile on The Business Insider, TechCrunch, GigaOm, CNNMoney, and TechMeme.  Check out this one for $SKYPE:

  

  Each Company gets their own symbol page where you can view company profiles across the web.

  We are excited to be working alongside SecondMarket and can’t wait to see the conversation surrounding private companies blossom.  It’s really going to be fun to see some of these great companies move from the Private Company Stream to the Public Equities Stream in the future!

  
  

• Introducing StockTwits IR Beta
  justin, August 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am, Comments: 0

  

  One of the great things about StockTwits is that it makes it so easy for those involved in markets to communicate and share ideas in real time.  It levels the playing field so people can converse or just listen in on those who share their best thoughts.

  More and more we are finding that companies themselves are joining in on the conversation as well which is simply amazing!  We want to foster this and so we have built an Investor Relations platform.  StockTwits IR will make it easy for investors to follow what the companies they are interested in are communicating and for companies to speak directly to investors.
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  StockTwits IR

  StockTwits IR fosters direct and public communication between companies and investors. It democratizes the conversation.  It is an Investor Relations platform which aims to meet the demands of the companies, our community members, and the social web.

  Verified Accounts

  One challenge for companies on the internet and social web is trust.  For example, how does one know if it is truly the company directly broadcasting its message.   This is true especially in financial markets as rumors swirl.  To address this we have created Verified IR accounts.  The Verified account status allows investors to know for certain that the information is coming from the company itself and that it can be trusted.  Each account verified by us gets a Verified IR badge and a green IR ribbon on their avatar.

  Each IR Account is Verified by us and gets a Verified Badge

  IR Updates Headline

  With StockTwits IR we give the control of the StockTwits symbol page to the IR professional.  One feature of this is the IR Update Headline, which sits on the top of the company’s symbol stream. This allows IR professionals to emphasize the message that they wish to send to investors.  This is critical because as events occur and rumors proliferate, companies must be able to communicate with clarity in real-time.

  

  IR Updates Headline allows IR professionals to quickly and easily distribute valuable information to investors.

  Earnings Calls and Presentations
  In addition to being able to control the message you send, StockTwits IR provides companies a platform to post important information such as SlideShare presentations and earnings calls right on the StockTwits symbol page.   Together with account verification, this empowers companies looking to both share information in a timely manner  and communicate directly.

  

  Ability to post Presentations and Earnings Calls

  

  Communicate with real investors in real time

  Admin and Analytics
  StockTwits IR users will be have an Admin where they can customize their page and share documents and information with the public.  They will also be able to access detailed analytics including visitors, mentions, and engagement.  We plan on expanding the backend significantly adding more in-depth analytics and notifications in the future.

  StockTwits IR Users will be able to manage their IR homepage through the Admin

  Access analytics including mentions, page views, and user engagement

  We are excited to have  Hewlett-Packard ($HPQ), @hpnews, CME Group ($CME), @CMEGroup, and Ford Motors ($F), @Ford as early adopters of the StockTwits IR platform.  $HPQ reports after the close today so be sure to follow them and check out their symbol page to see the platform in action.

  If you are an IR professional and would like to learn more about this platform please check out our IR page to read our whitepaper and sign up.

  
  

• Welcome John Lee & Charts Gone Wild Premium
  ppearlman, August 10th, 2010 at 5:38 am, Comments: 0

  

  

  Today marks the official launch of John Lee’s (AKA @WeeklyTA) Charts Gone Wild Premium Service on StockTwits.

  Here, you will find a brilliant and dynamic mix of best trade ideas and education in real time as the market occurs and after hours.

  John may just be, pound for pound, the best pure equities trader on StockTwits and so I have been truly honored to work with him to make this happen and to help him make sure the service would be killer.

  He’s also a born educator, as you can see by his free posts and his StockTwits.TV program, who works tirelessly to make certain that his students, who truly want to be the best, get all the wisdom.  There is no short cut as he pours himself into the endeavor.

  The service includes premium blog posts which provide the best risk reward situations John can find, the trades he is looking to take himself, and he delivers them when he sees them.  John looks through more charts in a day than most do in a week and his eye is so sharp that he recognizes potential winners inherently in a blink.

  He is the original Chart Addict!

  Charts Gone Wild also includes, and this is the heart of the service, a Live Trading Chat Room where John holds court by putting ideas out there, specific trades he is making, by following them up and by taking questions.

  Its ridiculously good stuff.

  You can check out Charts Gone Wild HERE where you can sign up for a two week free trial.

  
  

• Introducing Like and Flag Features
  justin, July 27th, 2010 at 12:10 pm, Comments: 0

  

  At StockTwits, we continue to work to build tools to help you both filter out information that you do not wish to see and discover new users that you would enjoy following.  The newest tools to help accomplish this are the Like and Flag Features.

  The Like Feature

  The Like feature provides a way for users to recognize greatness as they see it on the StockTwits stream.  If you see a tweet that is insightful, interesting, or just plain awesome, all you have to do is click on the Like button on the tweet:

  

  All your Liked Messages will be saved in a new stream on your navigation panel, “Liked Messages”:

  We have also created a Most Liked messages page that contains recent Most Liked messages .  You can get to it at the top of the navigation panel:

  

  This is a great place to discover new people to follow and find new ideas.

  The Flag Feature

  The Flag feature is similar to the Like feature except you can use it to alert us of any behavior that is violating our House Rules.  This includes spam, pumping, penny stocks, or any other malicious behavior that detracts from your StockTwits experience.

  To flag a tweet, use the gear box drop down menu on the tweet, and select Flag.

  

  Once you have flagged the tweet you can enter the reason for it in the box that pops up.  We will then receive notification and address the situation accordingly.

  See a video walkthrough of both these new features below:

  We have many cool features planned  around this Like feature, so please give us your feedback on what you would like built.

  Now get out there and start liking tweets!

  
  

• SMB Capital & AlphaTrends Trading Workshop NYC July 31
  ppearlman, July 13th, 2010 at 4:18 pm, Comments: 0

  

  For serious active traders, tape reading and technical analysis are like rhythm and melody.

  To optimize edge, you need proficiency in both.

  So bringing Brian Shannon (AlphaTrends) who is among the finest technicians extant and SMB Capital who are expert tape readers together for a comprehensive workshop just makes sense.

  As such, Stocktwits is proud to sponsor a full day intensive educational experience in New York City which will combine technical analysis and tape reading to equip traders with the tools they need across the board to increase consistency and profits.

  The workshop will run from 8:30 to 5:30 and include a hgh level of access from the experts and instruction.

  Space is limited so be sure to register early!

  You can find more information about the event HERE.

  You can register HERE.

  
  

• StockTwits Trending Tickers Now on MarketWatch
  justin, June 22nd, 2010 at 9:48 am, Comments: 0

  

  We are excited to announce that the StockTwits Trending Tickers Widget is now on MarketWatch.  The Trending Ticker Widget provides MarketWatch users a way to discover what tickers are in play and being discussed within the StockTwits idea engine.  With one click, users can dive into the specific trending StockTwits stream and see why the symbol is in play and what our best are saying about it.

  
  

  

  We’ve received lots of very positive feedback from our community regarding our Trending Tickers Widget which we’ve been running on our site for a while now, so we created a Trending Widget that is embeddable onto other financial websites in order to spur discovery in other venues.  If you would like to embed this widget on your page you can grab the code here.

  Thanks to MarketWatch for adding this feature to their already awesome website.  MarketWatch continues to be a go-to site for breaking market news and now by leveraging the StockTwits community, they are adding another dimension of real-time market information.

  
  

• The StockTwits $CBOE IPO Contest
  StockTwits, June 15th, 2010 at 10:29 am, Comments: 0

  

  Congratulations to our awesome partners at the CBOE on their IPO today.  We’re lucky to be working alongside them and are sure they have lots of great new things planned as they transition to a public company.

  Now $CBOE has their own StockTwits stream, as well.  You can check it out here.

  In honor of the IPO, we have created a contest for all the options traders on StockTwits.

  StockTwits $CBOE IPO Contest

  Post an option related idea on the CBOE-Sponsored StockTwits Options Stream between now and tomorrow, June 16th at 4pm and we will select the best one to receive a nice StockTwits/CBOE Shwag Pack.   For information on how to post to the Options Stream see this blog post.

  Ideas can be in the form of a tweet, a blog post, a Chart.ly Chart, or a Chart.ly Screencast (extra brownie points for screencast).

  Send us your best!

  
  

• StockTwits is now Zecco Zap Trade Enabled!
  StockTwits, May 25th, 2010 at 9:01 am, Comments: 0

  

  Today you are going to see something new and awesome on StockTwits: The little pink “Z” you will now find on the site stands for Zap Trade, and it’s a feature powered by Zecco Trading that is available only on StockTwits.

  Zap Trade: Trade instantly without leaving StockTwits

  Zap Trade is a little “widget” that appears wherever you see a ticker symbol on StockTwits. Clicking the Z launches a pop-up trade ticket that lets you instantly place a trade with Zecco Trading, all without leaving the StockTwits site. Zap Trade even gives you a real-time quote to see what the price is before you place a trade.

  It’s a little funny to explain, so you can see Zap Trade in action here.

  

  
  All it takes is a Zecco Trading account

  All you need to use Zap Trade is an account with Zecco Trading. It’s easy to sign up for a Zecco Trading account and stock trades are only $4.50 each. If you keep a balance of $25,000 or more, they’ll even give you 10 free stock trades each and every month! Who can’t use free stock trades?

  

  If you already have a brokerage account, Zecco also makes a perfect second account where you can trade very easily with low costs. I have personally set up an account and will be tweeting about trades I make using Zap Trade in real time. This should be a ton of fun and I will keep my performance public and on the stream!

  Indeed, we think Zap Trade is a pretty neat feature and we hope you enjoy!