Martin Bryant just reported, Twitter tells us today that it plans to have a small number of people on the ground in Europe in 2011.

The company is currently researching locations and potential candidates to fill the roles.Still, regardless of whos hired, when theyre hired, and where they live, this is sure to count as a significant step in Twitters history. Hiring staff in a country and continent other than the one in which it was created means the company sees itself as ready to expand in a big way.The move signals that Twitters doing well enough in a financial sense, too, if there was any doubt about that.Well be sure to keep an eye out for further updates on this subject.