Like every other milestone in its history, Twitter's public offering was documented thoroughly on its own platform. November 7, 2013 7:12 AM PST Thursday, November 7, 2013 will be remembered as the day 7-year-old Twitter went public with an offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The day's singular moments won't be seen on television or read in a newspaper, but instead recorded for posterity on Twitter itself. The company's founders, though present on the trading room floor, left the actual bell-ringing moment to some of its most inspiring users: celebrity Sir Patrick Stewart, 9-year-old entrepreneur Vivienne Harr, and Cheryl Fiandaca of the Boston Police Department. Back in San Francisco, Twitter's employees gathered for the 6:30 a.m. PT occasion at the company's headquarters, which was also documented on Twitter, of course. On Wednesday, Twitter set its IPO price at $26 per share. As of this writing Thursday morning, shares have not yet begun trading, but indications from the floor of the stock market indicate that TWTR shares could begin at around $45 to $47 per share. What follows are just a sampling of the string of tweets before, during, and after the #ring tweeted 'round the world.
Like every other milestone in its history, Twitter's public offering was documented thoroughly on its own platform.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 will be remembered as the day 7-year-old Twitter went public with an offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The day's singular moments won't be seen on television or read in a newspaper, but instead recorded for posterity on Twitter itself.
The company's founders, though present on the trading room floor, left the actual bell-ringing moment to some of its most inspiring users: celebrity Sir Patrick Stewart, 9-year-old entrepreneur Vivienne Harr, and Cheryl Fiandaca of the Boston Police Department. Back in San Francisco, Twitter's employees gathered for the 6:30 a.m. PT occasion at the company's headquarters, which was also documented on Twitter, of course.
On Wednesday, Twitter set its IPO price at $26 per share. As of this writing Thursday morning, shares have not yet begun trading, but indications from the floor of the stock market indicate that TWTR shares could begin at around $45 to $47 per share.
What follows are just a sampling of the string of tweets before, during, and after the #ring tweeted 'round the world.
