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Now Twitter Lets You Buy Stuff—With a Hashtag
Tuesday, February 12, 2013    
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Focus is on brand promotion for Tweet purchases

(NEWSER– American Express and Twitter are teaming up to let people buy special deals with a song and a dance—or rather, a hashtag and a tweet in the latest attempt to boost Twitter-based commerce, reports CNN. The first item up for grabs? $25 AmEx gift cards for $15, which registered users can buy by typing "#BuyAmexGiftCard25." More goods will be coming tomorrow beginning at noon, including the Amazon Kindle Fire HD for a $50 discount and an Xbox Controller for about $10 off their regular price, according to Mashable.

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