{"id":6981,"date":"2022-11-18T19:46:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T19:46:10","slug":"are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"Are we officially saying goodbye to Twitter? It depends on who you ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last few weeks have been nothing short of dramatic over at Twitter headquarters. But before we get into that, I just want to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suprchnk?s=21&amp;t=nv8EwWbpBogGBGHQVfi9KQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dark-paul gosselaar<\/a> for our cover image inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention that I sympathize with all of the employees who have been let go, by choice or not. Thousands of people losing their jobs isn\u2019t a laughing matter and in no way am I making light of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask\/#How_we_got_here\" >How we got here<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask\/#So_is_Twitter_done\" >So is Twitter done?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_we_got_here\"><\/span>How we got here<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk posted eight tweets today, which is surprising for someone who should be busy running a company (into the ground). <\/p>\n<p>But his latest round of changes is an undoing of one of his earliest acts as new CEO, which was to ban Kathy Griffin and others for poking fun at his leadership. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>Kathie Griffin, Jorden Peterson &amp; Babylon Bee have been reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>Trump decision has not yet been made.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593673844996288512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But the week started with Musk sending out an (encrypted?) email to all staffers informing them that they will be fired unless they work at an \u201cextremely hardcore\u201d rate to build \u201cTwitter 2.0\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>What I\u2019m hearing from Twitter employees; It looks like roughly 75% of the remaining 3,700ish Twitter employees have not opted to stay after the \u201chardcore\u201d email.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the deadline has passed, everyone still has access to their systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kylie Robison (@kyliebytes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyliebytes\/status\/1593391167718113280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 17, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after the email went out, Twitter announced that they were locking their doors (some say they\u2019ll reopen on November 21). All remaining employees were informed that their badge access had been revoked. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>We&#8217;re hearing this is because Elon Musk and his team are terrified employees are going to sabotage the company. Also, they&#8217;re still trying to figure out which Twitter workers they need to cut access for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zo\u00eb Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZoeSchiffer\/status\/1593391954301054976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 17, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was the scene at Twitter HQ last night:  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>Twitter&#8217;s San Francisco headquarters has gone hardcore tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TwitterTakeover?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TwitterTakeover<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DoG5pDD4AD\">pic.twitter.com\/DoG5pDD4AD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muskrat McRatfu*ker needs to resign as CEO \uea00 (@christoq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christoq\/status\/1593429063317626880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And Musk tweeted: <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>And \u2026 we just hit another all-time high in Twitter usage lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593455727611215872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He does know people love watching a train wreck, right?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Either way it seems like conversations are flowing, opinions are flying, and engagement is through the roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder that so many people think this is the end for Twitter. Even Musk is joining in on the \u2026er, fun?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbwbsLA1ZG\">pic.twitter.com\/rbwbsLA1ZG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1593459801966538755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Let this sink in. <\/strong>Musk started his first day on the job by firing top executives, including the CEO, Parag Agrawal. Soon after, several others followed suit. Let\u2019s look at who\u2019s gone:<\/p>\n<p>CEO Parag AgrawalChief Financial Officer Ned SegalHead of legal policy, trust and safety, Vijaya GaddeGeneral Counsel Sean EdgettChief Information Security Officer Rinki SethiHead of Security Peiter ZatkoChief customer officer, Sarah PersonetteChief people and diversity officer, Dalana BrandChief marketing officer, Leslie BerlandGeneral manager of consumer and revenue product, Jay SullivanGeneral manager for core technologies, Nick CaldwellChief accounting officer, Robert KaidenVP of global client solutions, Jean-Philippe MaheuHead of International Communications, Julie SteeleHead of Trust and Safety, Yoel RothThe global head of social and editorialThe director of ML ethics, transparency, and accountabilityChief information security officerManaging director of Twitter StudioHead of location strategy<\/p>\n<p>Those who haven\u2019t been fired are choosing to quit on their own terms. The reasons? Peter Clowes helps explain why some are choosing not to follow Musk:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>Why I left <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@twitter<\/a> or rather why I did not sign up for \u201cextremely hardcore\u201d Twitter 2.0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Clowes (@peterclowes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterclowes\/status\/1593458225533313025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_is_Twitter_done\"><\/span>So is Twitter done?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Maybe? One of its remaining employees has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travisakers\/status\/1593395100209405954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told Newsweek reporter Travis Akers<\/a>\u00a0the website \u201chas about a week left before it\u2019s dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some people aren\u2019t convinced.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>loving how clear it is none of us understand what it takes for a website to actually break<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 steph mccann (@steph_mcca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steph_mcca\/status\/1593414128206376961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 18, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> It is difficult to believe that Musk would spend $44 billion on the platform just to watch it all burn in a matter of weeks. But I also think he underestimated how much the staff would endure. With all of the conflicting information out there, it\u2019s hard to know what to believe. We\u2019ll try to keep this page updated with the latest information as it\u2019s coming out. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/are-we-officially-saying-goodbye-to-twitter-it-depends-on-who-you-ask-389702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are we officially saying goodbye to Twitter? It depends on who you ask<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few weeks have been nothing short of dramatic over at Twitter headquarters. But before we get into that, I just want to thank dark-paul gosselaar for our cover image inspiration.\u00a0 And I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention that I sympathize with all of the employees who have been let go, by choice or not. Thousands of people losing their jobs isn\u2019t a laughing matter and in no way am I making light of it.\u00a0 How we got here Elon Musk posted eight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}