Twitter CEO admits slowdown, now what?

Evan Williams says Twitter traffic may have plateaued, but only temporarilyEvan Williams, CEO and co-founder of Twitter, speaking at the Web 2.0 conference late Tuesday wasn't exactly candid about what's happening at Twitter these days. He dodged just about every question John Battelle, founder of Federated Media, threw his way about Twitter's plans for monetization. Williams also wouldn't comment about reports that both Microsoft and Google are interested in licensing Twitter feeds.  Williams did, however, concede that traffic in the U.S. was slowing down. The traffic slowdown, is "a problem," he admitted.But while the traffic may have plateaued in the U.S., it's only "temporarily," he said.Twitter's visitor figure has remained stagnant for several months, according to comScore. In September, Twitter saw 21 million unique visitors, the third straight month it's ... [http://vator.tv/n/b50 read more]

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