Twitter Has Been in the Old Tweet Business for Years

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Twitter's new plan to start offering business access to at least the past two years of tweet data reads like an attempt to start generating some revenue for the company. But it's also an innovative take on what websites can charge for. In the case of the so-called "public social network," it's millions and millions of characters -- letters, numbers, emoticons, etc. -- that, when organized can spell out major global trends.