Twitter Comes to Europe
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Why Is Twitter’s Search For A French Country Manager Turning To Merde?
As if it wasn’t tough enough being an entrepreneur in France right now (OK, it’s not impossible, but let’s face it it could be easier ) news reaches us that a global tech company like Twitter is having issues putting boots on the ground in the nation’s capital.Microblogging serviceTwitter is preparing to open its first office outside the United States, with company representatives meeting with London property agents last week, according to British newspaper The Telegraph .
Twitter prepares for European expansion
Twitter lining up London and Dublin bases for 2011?
Opening an office isn't that much of a big deal, but such is the kudos of Twitter that the UK government has been rolling out its biggest guns to try and get the firm to base itself in London when it opens its European HQ next year.
There’s been a lot of speculation in recent months about where Twitter would put down a European base in its efforts to expand its operation. Certainly I’ve been bugging them in the last few weeks about whether they would come to London. But now we have the answer: London it is – at least for five people whose jobs will be largely about sales and commercial partnerships.