--- description: Twitter is adding 15 new types of ads in an effort to boost revenue and attract new advertisers title: Twitter will Blow Up Your Feed With 15 New Ad Types image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56075f36bda840a2/69868910cd6848f786093f73/180789660.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Technology & Media](/tag/technology-media/) ## Technology & Media Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Twitter Will Blow Up Your Feed With 15 Kinds Of Ads by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 5, 2014 3:15 PM CUT  The Twitter Inc. logo is displayed on a mobile device for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013\. Twitter Inc., which announced plans last week for an initial public offering, is still deciding whether to list on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market, setting off a horse race for the high-profile deal. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Twitter Inc. logo is displayed on a mobile device for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013\. Twitter Inc., which announced plans last week for an initial public offering, is still deciding whether to list on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market, setting off a horse race for the high-profile deal. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesScott Eells—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 5, 2014 3:15 PM CUT Your Twitter feed will return after these brief messages. The Twitter is [adding](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304441304579481614220149076?mod=WSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTWhatsNewsCollection&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304441304579481614220149076.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTWhatsNewsCollection&fpid=2,7,121,122,201,401,641,1009 "undefined") a slew of new advertising types in an effort to attract e-commerce companies and mobile-game developers and boost its ad revenue, the Wall Street _Journal_ reports. The social media platform will begin releasing 15 types of new advertising products over the next six months that will encourage users to download apps through Twitter. The strategy will follow Facebook’s approach to mobile advertising apps which include an “install now” or “shop now” button on their ads. Twitter’s advertising revenue more than doubled in the fourth quarter to $219.6 million, compared with the same period last year, but the company has yet to turn a profit. \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304441304579481614220149076?mod=WSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTWhatsNewsCollection&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304441304579481614220149076.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTWhatsNewsCollection&fpid=2,7,121,122,201,401,641,1009 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/50694/twitter-advertising-social-media/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/50694/twitter-advertising-social-media/"},"headline":"Twitter Will Blow Up Your Feed With 15 Kinds Of Ads","datePublished":"2014-04-05T15:15:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:09:19.288Z","description":"Twitter will introduce a variety of advertising formats over the next six months in an effort to boost revenue and attract new advertisers. 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