Not sure I have enough of a voice to spend shouting out my soap box issues to the world.


kv

 

Twitter accounts are still free; it's the blue checkmark that's $8.

 

Just noticed that, thx.

kv

 

I think the jury is still out on EM's ability to kill the golden goose that used to lay golden eggs.

 

The blue dot is supposed to show a verified account. Musk just fired 50% of Twitter staff and then announced a very labor intensive service - verifying accounts and a billing process - where he would have to cut of users like Taylor Swift, Rhiannon, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Ronaldo, and Narendra Modi if they didn't pay $8/month. These "followed users" create much more content, and cause viewers to look at Twitter and, therefore, look at Ads. These Blue Dots are the golden goose of Twitter and Twitter should pay the BlueDots to post rather than charge them to be blue dots.
elon musk may be a visionary but clearly has been pulling the trigger before aiming recently.

 

I think the jury is still out on EM's ability to kill the golden goose that used to lay golden eggs.

I think he is well on the way, but that might be wishful thinking.

 

I think he is well on the way, but that might be wishful thinking.

It may be a positive and may be a negative. Twitter is a large garbage pit but, if it goes belly up at some point, dozens of cesspools that replace it could be much worse.

 

I am very happy to say that Twitter is not a part of my life.

 

I think the jury is still out on EM's ability to kill the golden goose that used to lay golden eggs.

A man needs his toys.

 

How many people lost their jobs because Musk wants a billion dollars more?
How many people are required to work 11 hour days 7 days a week?
How many of us are going to watch advertisements on Twitter so Mush can make more money and promote social changes?

 

I rarely used Twitter and just recently closed my account.

 

I thought it’s a way to boast about his AI, noted in his announcements.

kv

 

I think paying a small Fee to be able to post is a great idea,
It would eliminate 98% of the Automated-Bots, and probably 3/4 of the Trolls.

Not that I care a wit about any Social-Media in any case,
it's just that I don't care to peruse the "opinions" and "feelings" of
a bunch of idiotic loosers that have nothing else to do.
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I think paying a small Fee to be able to post is a great idea,

What about "Allaboutcircuits.com"?

 

What about "Allaboutcircuits.com"?

You mean allaboutcircuits.com, a social media site?

 

What about "Allaboutcircuits.com"?

I think they should pay us $8 for each helpful reply.

 

The blue dot is supposed to show a verified account. Musk just fired 50% of Twitter staff and then announced a very labor intensive service - verifying accounts and a billing process - where he would have to cut of users like Taylor Swift, Rhiannon, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Ronaldo, and Narendra Modi if they didn't pay $8/month. These "followed users" create much more content, and cause viewers to look at Twitter and, therefore, look at Ads. These Blue Dots are the golden goose of Twitter and Twitter should pay the BlueDots to post rather than charge them to be blue dots.
elon musk may be a visionary but clearly has been pulling the trigger before aiming recently.

What is wrong with that? Musk is simply leveraging capitalization of certain Twitter features. In this case, the one that verifies that you are who you say you are. For most people, the blue check is superfluous. Their followers know who they are. But most companies want to have some sort of "official" status. That is fine. $8 please...

 

For $8/mo I could become a paragon of civility. No more flaming.

 

What is wrong with that? Musk is simply leveraging capitalization of certain Twitter features. In this case, the one that verifies that you are who you say you are. For most people, the blue check is superfluous. Their followers know who they are. But most companies want to have some sort of "official" status. That is fine. $8 please...

Just because someone has the power to make a golden goose paying to lay a golden egg, doesn't mean it would be good for his company. All those advertisers and celebrities, politicians and business leaders can simply elect to stop posting on Twitter and move to Instagram (like many already have). Without all those heavily followed blue dots posting, who on earth would bothering opening up their Twitter app if nobody important was posting. The only thing my grandchildren would see on their Twitter feed would be their cousin posting to his seven followers that he was eating a corn pizza in Germany. Not much of a draw for advertisers.

And, Musk will also play the inverse challenge, how will he truly verify that that someone paying for a Dodge Blue dot is truly the Mopar powered vehicle we all know if he doesn't have the staff to actually verify a Dodge by any other name sounds so sweet?

Bit, I am just hypothesizing - I don't want him to listen to my advice, I am simply watching the slow-motion car accident happen. The only thing that disappoints me is that Twitter is no longer publicly traded and I cannot short the stock as it goes down the drain.

 

Just because someone has the power to make a golden goose paying to lay a golden egg, doesn't mean it would be good for his company. All those advertisers and celebrities, politicians and business leaders can simply elect to stop posting on Twitter and move to Instagram (like many already have). Without all those heavily followed blue dots posting, who on earth would bothering opening up their Twitter app if nobody important was posting. The only thing my grandchildren would see on their Twitter feed would be their cousin posting to his seven followers that he was eating a corn pizza in Germany. Not much of a draw for advertisers.

Do you really think companies will really be so willing to lose their Twitter presence, over eight measly dollars? It's a HUGE platform. That would be, like, one of the worst marketing decisions (if not THE most) that your company could possibly make.

And, Musk will also play the inverse challenge, how will he truly verify that that someone paying for a Dodge Blue dot is truly the Mopar powered vehicle we all know if he doesn't have the staff to actually verify a Dodge by any other name sounds so sweet?

You are forgetting that Musk has AI (aside from some "other" very-reliable verification methods) at his disposal. Plus teams of developers to tackle the problem. It is safe to say that one can, with a fair amount of confidence anyway, "trust the blue dot".

Bit, I am just hypothesizing - I don't want him to listen to my advice, I am simply watching the slow-motion car accident happen. The only thing that disappoints me is that Twitter is no longer publicly traded and I cannot short the stock as it goes down the drain.

LOL! Can't argue with you there. Not to mention all of the PC patrollers of the platform running about. ("You mis-gendered my dog you misogynistic bastard!") They will absolutely try to make his life hell. They can't stand freedom of speech...