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Amazon-Twitter service hints at targeted ads

People who discover interesting Amazon.com (AMZN) products while on Twitter (TWTR) can now add those items to their Amazon shopping carts without leaving Twitter. Amazon (AMZN) announced the new feature on Monday. When a customer sees a tweet from an artist, brand, expert or friend with an Amazon.com product link, they simply add #AmazonCart to their reply on Twitter (TWTR) and the product is added to their Amazon shopping cart. Customers who have already connected their Twitter and Amazon accounts will be notified with a reply tweet from @MyAmazon as well as an email from Amazon when the item is successfully added to their cart. Customers who have not connected their Twitter and Amazon accounts will receive a reply tweet asking them to connect their accounts to enable the new feature. The service also is available in the U.K., but Amazon customers there reply with the term #AmazonBasket.

Twitter Engagement Worries Cast Shadow On Q1 Beat

Twitter (TWTR) beat analyst views for Q1, but investors wary of slowing user growth sent Twitter stock tumbling Wednesday. “User metrics, including reach and engagement, improved sequentially but less than the Street expected,” wrote Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia in a research note. He rates the stock as neutral. Twitter stock was down 11% in early trading in the stock market today, at a new low near 38. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its price

Twitter Dives To Post-IPO Lows On Slowing User Growth

Twitter late Tuesday topped Q1 earnings and revenue forecasts, but new user growth failed to satisfy investors, sending shares tumbling late to post-IPO lows. The microblogging site broke even, whereas analysts expected a 3-cent per-share loss ex items, according to Thomson Reuters. Twitter (TWTR) earned 2 cents in Q4 but lost 8 cents a year earlier. Sales jumped 119% to $250.5 million, accelerating slightly from Q4’s 116% gain