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The 9 most creative social media ads I've collected this week:
1. World Wildlife Foundation
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Moments like this always remind me of this classic.
ALT Paul Graham @paulg · Nov 16, 2022 It's remarkable how many people who've never run any kind of company think they know how to run a tech company better than someone who's run Tesla and SpaceX. Paul Graham @paulg · Nov 16, 2022 In both those companies, people die if the software doesn't work right. Do you really think he's not up to managing a social network?
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CEOs: “hmm Elon is running Twitter great with a small percentage of the engineers. It’s going well… we should consider…”
On Blind:
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Twitter is facing 1,986 demands for arbitration from former employees, according to a letter posted by a law firm representing some of those workers.
97% of those demands include claims for breach of contract.
762 demands also allege discrimination.
llrlaw.com/wp-content/upload…
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Six former Twitter execs and longtime employees sued Twitter and Elon Musk in US district court in Delaware on Tues, alleging they violated severance agreements. The lawsuit seems to corroborate much of our & others' reporting about the co not paying bills
int.nyt.com/data/documenttoo…
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Honestly, the fact that it has lasted as long as it has despite obvious sudden neglect is a testament to their engineering skills.
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Great summary of the current financial situation at Twitter and the likely scenarios going forward - most likely bankruptcy within 6-12 months fueled by either employee lawsuits or regulatory fines. This seems spot on to me. davekarpf.substack.com/p/how…
I’ve been wondering when this would bubble up again.
SCOOP: twtr didn't pay its AWS cloud bills on time ~and~ still has a shortfall of at least $70m per the 5-year contract it signed w/AWS, tried to renegotiate
amazon wasn't happy obv
by @erinkwoo @Twitter theinformation.com/articles/…
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My op ed about the last days of Twitter is out. It was sad to reflect on all that could have been. I write this piece not just as a commemoration but as a warning - we need better systems of tech oversight theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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As the former lead for Ads at Twitter, I can confidently say this man has no idea wtf he's talking about
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Elon Musk's email to staff here suggests that the massive technical glitch that halted people from tweeting, following other users and messaging might be related is related to consolidating data centers and reducing GCP usage, which could be a way to reduce costs.
