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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 2146 - October 27, 2009 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story | | Next Story

Etsy Marketplace Reaches 1 Million Followers on Twitter
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
October 27, 2009
Reading AuctionBytes: Etsy Marketplace Reaches 1 Million Followers on Twitter

Etsy is celebrating reaching one million followers on Twitter. Etsy spokesperson Adam Brown shared the company's history and milestones on Twitter, including being featured as a case study on Twitter:

December 2007 - Etsy joins Twitter.

Time passes.

October 2008 - Etsy takes a cue from our community, and begins tweeting in earnest.

April 24, 2009 - Etsy seller and photographer schugirl creates Etsy Day, and rallies the community in a innovative way.

April 25, 2009 - @Etsy becomes a Suggested User on Twitter.

April 26, 2009 - @Etsy discovers Tweetdeck - just time to keep up with the fast growing conversation.

September 2009 - Twitter profiles @Etsy as a Case Study.

October 20, 2009 - @Etsy reaches one million followers! Our milestone follower and early Etsy seller popko receives a pleasant surprise on an otherwise "dreary day."

October 22, 2009 - Our followers share their favorite products in our community generated Gift Guide.

Etsy published a blog post about the Twitter milestone, and in the blog post, included links to some followers and Etsy items that had been tweeted.

Anda Corrie manages the @Etsy account on Twitter and said she learned how best to use Twitter by following the company's members and observing their tweets. "Our community always comes up with great ideas," she said.

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