27 OCTOBER 2023/BUSINESS & TECH/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Whatever Elon Musk’s ultimate vision for the platform he and almost no one else calls X may be, it is still slow to take shape, and one year into his tenure at the company, the results of his leadership aren’t great. A New York… Continue reading
This video grab taken from a video posted on the Twitter account of billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk on October 26, 2022 shows himself carrying a sink as he enters the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco. (Photo by Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images) In Musk’s distorted world… Continue reading
21 AUGUST 2023/BUSINESS & TECH/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Elon Musk threatened to jettison the “block” feature on Twitter/X, which led to plenty of drama on the platform over the weekend, and meanwhile, something went awry with all photos and links from pre-December 2014. It’s honestly getting a bit exhausting both having… Continue reading
Musk’s effort to stop the public from knowing the extent of hate speech on Twitter/X ROBERT REICH AUG 1, 2023 (robertreich.substack.com) I detest bullies. I’ve got a deep, visceral, stomach-churning repugnance toward people who abuse their wealth and power by hurting others. It’s probably related to my being bullied as… Continue reading
New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors The illuminated X logo sign beaming out from the roof of Twitter’s offices in San Francisco. Photograph: Reuters Tv/Reuters Guardian staff and agencies Mon 31 Jul 2023 02.56 BST (TheGuardian.com) A giant glowing… Continue reading
Paris Marx Jul 23, 2023, 3:04 AM PDT (BusinessInsider.com) Threads, the newest social-media app from Meta, rocketed past 100 million users less than a week after it went live. The explosive start from Mark Zuckerberg’s latest brainchild made it the fastest-growing app in history and took a significant bite out of Twitter’s traffic,… Continue reading
