Mediagazer: Just Like Facebook, Twitter's New Impression Stats Suggest Few Followers See What's Tweeted (Danny Sullivan/Marketing Land)

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Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land:

Just Like Facebook, Twitter's New Impression Stats Suggest Few Followers See What's Tweeted — Twitter has new analytics available that let anyone understand exactly how viewed their tweets are. Those stats also clear something else up. Just like Facebook, what you share on Twitter isn't seen by all your followers.

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Katherine Rosman / Wall Street Journal:

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Chris Chase / USA Today:

ESPN to offer Tiger-only broadcast during British Open — ESPN announced Thursday that part of its coverage for next week's British Open will include an exclusive Tiger Woods broadcast. — The network says the feed will follow Woods for each round as he makes his first major championship start of the year at Royal Liverpool.

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