Advertisers need you to loiter

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Dr. Dave and Evil Steve identify both the appeal and the business challenge of early Twitter: its brevity keeps communication fast but also shortens visits and attention. That experience conflicts with advertisers’ need for people to linger, participate and notice what is being promoted.

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Proposed recording date: 2012-03-10. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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