03.01.2014 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

As Twitter hires, HP fires

With the attention given to Twitter's IPO, one might assume that the tech industry is dependent on its success. It isn't. Not even close.For sure, Twitter's initial public offering in November made some people awfully rich -- the social networking company's market capitalization now ranges near $35 billion and its shares trade at around $65 apiece, more than double the share price of Hewlett-Packard stock.At best, though, Twitter is likely to remain a mid-sized employer unless it buys a television network with its eventual cash.Twitter, according to its IPO filing, has about 2,000 employees, and a long list of job openings. Perhaps, in time, it may equal Facebook current workforce of 5,800.As HP cuts, who is hiring?

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