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Notices tagged with twitter, page 4

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:01:19 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    For the record, I liked #Jaiku and #Pownce and #Identi.ca better than I liked #Twitter, but #Plurk's weird horizontal zoomable timeline thing was weird.
    In conversation Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 22:01:19 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:59:45 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I think it was December of 2007 when I joined #Twitter. I liked it so much that I joined a bunch of similar services, such as #Jaiku, #Pownce, and #Plurk. In 2009, someone on Twitter told me that as an open source person, I should try an open source Twitter clone, #Identi.ca. I did, and thirteen years later, I'm still active here.
    In conversation Tuesday, 22-Nov-2022 21:59:45 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 20-Nov-2022 15:07:55 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://aus.social/@thedragstate/109377827512403023

    If you're planning to close your #Twitter account, read this first.
    In conversation Sunday, 20-Nov-2022 15:07:55 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 11:09:31 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Okay, so it looks like one of the places that is growing because of #Twitter's issues is #Tribel ( https://www.tribel.com/ ). I never heard of it before.

    Site seems to be #JavaScrippled.
    In conversation Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 11:09:31 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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    1. I recommend Tribel, a new pro-democracy alternative to Facebook and Twitter.
      Join Tribel social network today. It’s free and always will be.
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Nov-2022 19:50:34 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/18/it-begins-the-eu-summons-musk-to-appear-before-them/ [www techdirt com]

    The EU summons Elon #Musk to appear concerning his actions and decisions about #Twitter
    In conversation Friday, 18-Nov-2022 19:50:34 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      It Begins: The EU Summons Musk To Appear Before Them
      By Mike Masnick from Techdirt
      It Begins: The EU Summons Musk To Appear Before Them
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 23:56:16 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • simsa04
    @simsa04 One thing that stood out to me as a former business major is that ... once #Musk followed up his presumably drunk purchase offer with a serious purchase offer, #Twitter management was legally obligated to sell the company and to pursue any and all legal remedies to cause that to be accomplished. They could sell it to him or they could find someone offering a higher price, but they had to sell the company.

    If Elon Musk wasn't so sure of his own superiority, he could have said "I was drunk / stoned and not thinking clearly, so the offer I made is rescinded", but instead he followed through (probably because he secretly bought 9% of the company before any of this happened, so making that sort of offer and not carrying it out could have subjected him to civil and criminal penalties).

    It really is sad that they had to do so regardless of their belief that he was overpaying and that he would not be able to make the payments on his loans, but present US securities laws require this.

    See also: https://nu.federati.net/notice/3414551
    In conversation Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 23:56:16 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Nov-2022 02:00:26 UTC
      By LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net) from Federati Nu: Federated N-series GNU Social
      If the #Twitter saga teaches us anything, it is that "going public" with stock is not always the best choice.

      A person or group with lots of money can come along and take over, ejecting the prior leaders and employees and changing the company's purpose and direction. They can wreck everything you built.

      Sometimes, being a !smallbiz can hide you from corporate predators.
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 21:00:26 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Small Business, Owner-managed business, family-owned business, locally-owned business
    If the #Twitter saga teaches us anything, it is that "going public" with stock is not always the best choice.

    A person or group with lots of money can come along and take over, ejecting the prior leaders and employees and changing the company's purpose and direction. They can wreck everything you built.

    Sometimes, being a !smallbiz can hide you from corporate predators.
    In conversation Thursday, 17-Nov-2022 21:00:26 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Nov-2022 11:55:09 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
    @clacke I assume that the company has a tradition of allowing employees to speak freely. I certainly would not use $EMPLOYER's #MSTeams system to criticize upper management. I have plenty to say about them, but I don't say it in *their own forum* or in a way that that can be trivially linked to a specific employee.
    Maybe #Twitter's employees never knew how good they had it until it all changed. Now that they have the ultimate pointy haired boss, they are subjected to the kind of things that restaurant / retail / warehouse workers had all along.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Nov-2022 11:55:09 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 14-Nov-2022 20:01:38 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I keep seeing posts about #Twitter turning off microservices deemed bloatware and including the #SMS service that #2FA depends on.

    This means that if you turned on two factor authentication, you cannot lo back in if you log out
    In conversation Monday, 14-Nov-2022 20:01:38 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 16:01:49 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Twitter under #Musk could face criminal penalties, due to #FCC consent decree. https://nu.federati.net/url/288417 [www techdirt com]
    Source: https://mastodon.social/@mmasnick/109320820214327349
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 16:01:49 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC?
      By Mike Masnick from Techdirt
      Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC?
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 14:52:13 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    To convert your #Twitter archive into a usable format. https://mathstodon.xyz/@timhutton/109316834651128246
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 14:52:13 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 14:40:53 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Note from a #Twitter lawyer https://octodon.social/@cwebber/109321118374148791
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Nov-2022 14:40:53 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Nov-2022 00:01:11 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Another sign the #Twitter purchase may not be going so well: "Elon Musk sells 19,500,000 shares of Tesla":{https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63564694}
    In conversation Wednesday, 09-Nov-2022 00:01:11 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Elon Musk sells almost $4bn of Tesla shares
      from BBC News
      It comes less than two weeks after the world's richest man completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter.
  14. Michael Vogel (heluecht@pirati.ca)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Nov-2022 08:22:46 EST Michael Vogel Michael Vogel
    Ein kleiner Tipp an alle, die den #twexit vorgenommen haben und z.B. #Mastodon, #Pleroma oder #Friendica nutzen: Tragt in eurem #Twitter Profil eure #Fediverse Adresse im Format @user@domain.tld ein. Dann kann man euch über fedifinder.glitch.me/ finden.
    In conversation Tuesday, 08-Nov-2022 08:22:46 EST from pirati.ca permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:57:13 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    #Mastodon user explains #Twitter's leveraged buyout and staff cuts. https://social.coop/@datatitian/109286918917800922
    In conversation Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:57:13 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:31:10 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://gizmodo.com/twitter-layoffs-elon-musk-ai-ethics-1849743051

    > Musk wants to squeeze out between $1.5 to $3 million per day in savings from servers and cloud services, which the report warns risks putting a strain on Twitter during high traffic events.

    Welp. Back to the #FailWhale at #Twitter.
    In conversation Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:31:10 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Welp, There Goes Twitter's Ethical AI Team, Among Others as Employees Post Final Messages
      from Gizmodo
      The watchdog team was responsible for probing Twitter's algorithm for downstream instances of bias, harm, and abuse.
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:22:54 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588538640401018880

    Elon #Musk says #Twitter's revenue had dropped. A lot. He blames "activists" lobbying their advertisers.
    In conversation Friday, 04-Nov-2022 16:22:54 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
      from Nitter
      Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists. Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy free speech in America.
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Nov-2022 17:46:59 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > … is a Twitter misfeature

    One of the most annoying things about #Twitter is all the garbage that they shove in your face.

    One of your contacts follows this person. One of your contacts liked this tweet. This tweet is part of a topic we think you might like.

    No! Polluting my timeline with that garbage just makes me less likely to come back anytime soon.
    In conversation Tuesday, 01-Nov-2022 17:46:59 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  19. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 28-Oct-2022 23:57:54 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-twitter-wall-street-sees-a-challenge-ahead/ [www cbsnews com]

    Elon #Musk facing challenging economic environment as he takes over #Twitter, also faces skittish advertisers who've seen all the things he posted.

    That's probably one reason for the job cuts he's making. Aside from disagreements about the company's direction (e.g., the most likely reason for firing the executive team), he's expected to cut headcount by 30% or more; with some claiming up to 75%.

    I know they're probably considered overstaffed (as are all large companies and government agencies), but I sincerely question his ability to make it profitable if he cuts 50% or more of the staff over the first year. (He could do the "hire younger people for less money and have the existing staff train their replacements" thing. I personally think that is vile, but he wouldn't be the first company acquirer to do this.)

    I'm not on the inside, but it seems to me that once you pass 20% staff reduction, less people working means less work gets done. Now, sometimes, the work that no longer gets done was not needed anyway, but it doesn't sound like he's got a lot of runway to figure things out before he needs to be flying. His funders are going to start expecting to start receiving payments within months.

    Why is it interesting to me? I still have a Twitter account. I'm trying to log in once per month, so I can gradually reacquaint myself with any of my contacts that are still there. In reality, it is probably closer to three times per year. If it weren't for Twitter (and a couple of once similar sites: Pownce, Jaiku, Identi.ca), I would not be here.
    In conversation Friday, 28-Oct-2022 23:57:54 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Elon Musk takes charge of Twitter. Wall Street sees an "Everest-like" challenge ahead.
      The social network is struggling to attract advertisers. Would turning it into a self-styled bastion of free speech make things worse?
  20. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 28-Oct-2022 10:32:51 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • GeniusMusing
    • simsa04
    @simsa04 @geniusmusing If they did, their instance(s) would rapidly become the largest. They would be the “center of gravity” that endangers the health of every #federated network in which they appear.

    However, I think that, freed from the distraction of #Musk and the public attention of #Twitter, they would rather focus on proving that a network built upon their #AT_Protocol is viable.
    In conversation Friday, 28-Oct-2022 10:32:51 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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