By Clint Rainey November 21, 2022 Assuming Twitter can survive the whiplash of being yanked back and forth by new CEO Elon Musk—yet another round of layoffs roiled the sales team Monday morning—the social media platform is shaping up to face a new challenge: possible headbutting with Apple and Google. That is, if Musk’s laissez-faire approach … Continue reading Why Apple and Google could be the biggest threats to Elon Musk’s anything-goes version of Twitter
By Michael Grothaus November 18, 2022 If you’ve been on Twitter this morning, you’ve probably seen the trending hashtags #TwitterMigration, #RIPTwitter, and #TwitterIsOverParty. The overall gist of the people posting these hashtags seems to be a fear of Twitter’s imminent collapse. Here’s what to know about the event that is fueling that fear. What’s … Continue reading What’s happening to Twitter? Fears of a platform on the brink as offices shut down, chaos ensues
By Chris Stokel-Walker November 14, 2022 Not content with laying off half of Twitter’s staff and alienating workers with an ominous introductory email, Elon Musk has taken his unique brand of management to new levels. The entrepreneur and new owner of Twitter has started calling out issues—publicly, on the platform he now controls—with the … Continue reading Twitter employees say Elon Musk is tanking morale by calling staff out publicly
By Jude Cramer November 11, 2022 On October 30, newly appointed “Chief Twit” Elon Musk posted a Twitter poll with a simple question: “Bring back Vine?” Nearly five million votes later, the poll closed with a resounding “Yes,” with 69% of the nearly five million respondents voicing their support for reviving the short-form video … Continue reading Former Vine executives weigh in on Elon Musk’s idea to bring back the app
By James I. Bowie November 08, 2022 Elon Musk’s newly unveiled plan to allow Twitter users to sport the social media platform’s coveted blue check for a mere $7.99 per month has focused unprecedented attention on the symbol. In some sense, the fate of the company—financially, culturally, and politically significant as it is—hangs on … Continue reading Behind the design of Twitter’s blue check—and how it became a polarizing symbol
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says company-wide layoffs are his fault
Data Reveals Twitter Has Been Shedding Advertisers Since June by Colin Kirkland , November 4, 2022 According to new data from advertising intelligence platform MediaRadar, Twitter has shed thousands of advertisers since May of this year. Due to the excitement surrounding Elon Musk’s initial announcement to buy the platform, there was a brief increase in … Continue reading Data Reveals Twitter Has Been Shedding Advertisers Since June
By Chris Morris November 01, 2022 Elon Musk made a lot of people very rich when he pulled the trigger on his takeover of Twitter last week. Institutional investors, which held more than two-thirds of Twitter’s stock, saw the biggest windfalls. Vanguard Group was the company’s largest shareholder, with a 10.3% … Continue reading These people got the biggest payouts when Elon Musk bought Twitter
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk considers making verification a Twitter Blue perk
By S.A. Applin October 27, 2022 After months of speculation, on Thursday evening, Elon Musk finally took the helm at Twitter. The new “Chief Twit,” as his bio on the social media app now reads, was spotted earlier this week walking into San Francisco headquarters carrying a lavatory sink, all to make a … Continue reading Hello, Elon. Goodbye, the Twitter we once knew
