NEW YORK—The Pope. President Barack Obama. Queen Elizabeth. Oprah Winfrey. When Twitter started seven years ago as an obscure medium for geeks, critics dismissed it as an exercise in narcissism. Some thought it would be as intriguing as watching people gaze at their bellybuttons. But it quickly matured into a worldwide messaging service used by everyone from heads of state to revolutionaries to companies trying to hawk products. Now, Twitter is taking the next critical step in its evolution—selling stock to the public. It promises to be the most hyped and scrutinized initial public offering since Facebook's Wall Street debut in May 2012. To be successful...
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