[Brazelton] Twitter

[PatrThom]

The Pebble falls: A 'friendly' Twitter replacement closes its doors

When Elon Musk took over Twitter, numerous new social networks rose up. Now, one of them, Pebble, has thrown in the towel.

www.zdnet.com

One of the competitors started by some of the people who left Twitter Prime is shutting down.

—Patrick

 

[Zappit]

I’ve got more Bluesky codes if anyone wants to come over.

 

[figmentPez]

Forbes reports that Twitter has started selling off old Twitter handles:

Elon Musk’s X Has Started Selling Off Old Twitter Handles For Upwards Of $50,000

Rumored to be in the works for the past year, the initiative appears to have begun rolling out recently, with email solicitations being sent to potential buyers.

www.forbes.com

 

[Frank]

 

[mikerc]

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So I assume this means that Elon tried to demand money from Sony for "letting" them integrate Twitter on PS & this is them slapping him down.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

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I shared PS4 and PS5 clips or pics on Twitter once in a blue moon, but not enough to make this any loss for me.

It's just another sign that the Twitter ship is going down.

 

[Bubble181]

So I assume this means that Elon tried to demand money from Sony for "letting" them integrate Twitter on PS & this is them slapping him down.

Or it means the integration stopped working or realied on something that needs updating, and nobody's left who knows how.

 

[GasBandit]

My first thought was it was using those APIs that Musk had them turn off unless you wanted to pay $10,000 per application call.

 

[blotsfan]

Oh yeah. Bluesky codes. Take them if you want but I’ll give them away if they aren’t taken, not that I’ve found any takers.

 

[drifter]

Oh yeah. Bluesky codes. Take them if you want but I’ll give them away if they aren’t taken, not that I’ve found any takers.

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Snagged the middle one, thanks!

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I'm sitting on like 5 Bluesky codes if anyone wants one. Or knows a friend who needs one.

 

[mikerc]

IBM have pulled their adverts on X (formerly known as succesful) after those ads appears beside posts that weren't even trying to hide their pro-Nazi/Hitler sensibilities.

Maybe this time IBM will realise that's now just part of the cost of doing business with Twitter & it's time to permanently pull their ads, rather than just temporarily?

 

[PatrThom]

--Patrick

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk backs antisemitic post

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/apple-twitter-x-advertising-elon-musk-antisemitism-ads

 

[PatrThom]

Apple and IBM agreeing on something? That hasn't happened since what, 1991?

--Patrick

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Apple and IBM agreeing on something? That hasn't happened since what, 1991?

--Patrick

"Hi, I'm an Apple."
"And I'm a PC."
"And we're both against antisemitism."

 

[PatrThom]

"Hi, I'm an Apple."
"And I'm a PC."
"And we're both against antisemitism."

Ooo Hodgman and Long need to make this happen.

--Patrick

 

[GasBandit]

"Hi, I'm an Apple."
"And I'm a PC."
"And we're both against antisemitism."

"As long as it continues to be the more profitable decision!"

 

[Zappit]

Now Disney, Lionsgate, and WB pulled their ads, too.

 

[AshburnerX]

Gonna be a lot of "Buy Gold NOW" ads on Twitter soon.

 

[Piotyr]

Turns out when your social media platform becomes "Oops, all Nazis", it's not a good look for advertisers.

 

[figmentPez]

 

[blotsfan]

I don't think that many people know Linda Yaccarino.

 

[figmentPez]

 

[PatrThom]

Watch this one while you still can:

--Patrick

 

[PatrThom]

In regards to the above:

Musk responded that the advertising boycott is likely to kill the company. "What this advertising boycott is going to do is it's going to kill the company, and the whole world will know that those advertisers killed the company and we will document it in great detail," Musk said.


When Sorkin pointed out that advertisers see things differently, Musk replied, "oh yeah? Tell it to Earth." Sorkin continued: "They're going to say, Elon, that you killed the company because you said these things and they were inappropriate things and they didn't feel comfortable on the platform. That's what they're going to say."

Musk: "No, it is the advertisers who are wrong."

--Patrick

 

[mikerc]

Watch this one while you still can:

--Patrick

Ah, so we've reached the stage where Musk goes scorched earth to try & shift the blame to someone else when Twitter inevitably collapses, rather than be forced to face his own incompetence. Bets on Twitter making it to 2024?

 

[evilmike]

Since he isn't having any luck with the ad revenue, maybe Elon should start a Patreon.

 

[ScytheRexx]

I still feel like Twitter shutting down has been part of the plan. Even if not from Elon himself, likely his backers from Saudi Arabia that invested in him to buy it were hoping for that outcome. Can't have another Arab Spring without a popular platform to help drive it.

 

[AshburnerX]

I still feel like Twitter shutting down has been part of the plan. Even if not from Elon himself, likely his backers from Saudi Arabia that invested in him to buy it were hoping for that outcome. Can't have another Arab Spring without a popular platform to help drive it.

Maybe, but the only reason other platforms aren't taking off is because Twitter is still around. If it can't operate, do you think brands, influencers, and celebrities are gonna just... not engage with people again? Or do you think they'll just move to another platform.

Really, it's entirely likely something like WhatsApp or BlueSky just becomes the new go to. Then we'll see if anyone learned anything.

 

[Frank]

I still feel like Twitter shutting down has been part of the plan. Even if not from Elon himself, likely his backers from Saudi Arabia that invested in him to buy it were hoping for that outcome. Can't have another Arab Spring without a popular platform to help drive it.

You're ascribing too much thought to this. He made a ketamine fueled joke decision and he's been flailing for both validation and admiration since. Look at the way his hands were absolutely trembling when he told Bob Iger to go fuck himself. Immediately regretting his words. He's a child throwing a tantrum.

Everyone I followed on Twitter, except wrestling Twitter fortunately, has moved over to Bluesky now thankfully. Not as active as Twitter was but that's a plus.

 

[blotsfan]

still feel like Twitter shutting down has been part of the plan. Even if not from Elon himself, likely his backers from Saudi Arabia that invested in him to buy it were hoping for that outcome.

Saudi already owned a lot of twitter. Their investment was just deciding not to sell their stake to Elon.

 

[Dave]

Buying Twitter was his Glass Onion moment. It's when people realized he wasn't a genius who was successful at so many things, he was an idiot clown with too much money that took credit for the hard work of others, buying their companies and taking credit.

 

[figmentPez]

Some people realized that he's an idiot, but there's a whole lot of others who still think he's a genius and a champion of free speech.

 

[Dave]

Some people realized that he's an idiot, but there's a whole lot of others who still think he's a genius and a champion of free speech.

He allows them to say their racist, misogynist, and anti-Semitic shit without repercussions. Out loud and without having to look around first.