I could be misremembering, but I think Vine was doing fine from a user adoption/usage standpoint, but Twitter just didn't know what the hell to do with it or how to monetize it... I think they just saw it as a distraction and killed it just cuz....
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Twitter to Add 'Official' Label to Some Accounts With Original Verification Checkmark
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To me, Elon just makes total sense on everything, except his mating decisions. 😂
It's like he runs Twitter with a roulette wheel. But instead of numbers on it, the wheel has phrases that determine what their strategy is going to be for the day:
- Clown Show
- Poop Show
- Let's try another verification color.
- Layoff people.
- Oh, blank, we laid off too many people let's ask them back.
- Check mark for verification.
- Remove the checkmark for verification.
- Blame the advertisers and "woke" media.
I mean my name is Elon Musk too.
And it says official in my name.
So obviously I must be officially Elon Musk 😂
Hello everybody look at me buy flame throwing magic robot car with dog money.
next steps:
* verified AND paying user
* independently verified user (or verified that user is verified)
* user verified by verified verifier
* user verified by human verifier (instead of stupid AI)
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* last user
* verified AND paying user
* independently verified user (or verified that user is verified)
* user verified by verified verifier
* user verified by human verifier (instead of stupid AI)
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* last user
I could use a Spy Hunter car on the way to work and back sometimes
oh my god
Musk just killed the "official" badge hours after launch
I mean just what the ****
Musk just killed the "official" badge hours after launch
I mean just what the ****
LOL at the some of us peasants thinking we could buy clout and be on the level of billionaire celebrities like Rihanna and Kim Kardashian.
It’s so clear there’s no plan here, how do people worship this guy? He’s so useless lol.
LOL. A ****-show. I hope everyone employed there are seeking opportunities elsewhere.
EDIT: And MKBHD needs to shave off that patchy ass beard 😂
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Bahahahaha! OMFG, this is unbelievable. If Twitter was run by a bunch Keystone Cops, this is what it would look like. 😂
I do think Elon Musk can be crazy at times, but who isn't? But to be upset at him about charging for the twitter platform? Option 1, we either have lots of ads to pay for the platform (how can we use twitter for free without them, like MacRumors) or Option 2, pay and have less or no ads at all. If you are a paid member of the twitter community, I think you should get a checkmark... shows you have a credit card and an address and that solves a lot of problems in my opinion.
Twitter on Tuesday revealed details about the way its new verification scheme will work, with some originally verified accounts set to get an "Official" label, while users who pay the $7.99 monthly subscription for Twitter Blue will get a blue checkmark that isn't tied to identity verification.
"A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we're introducing the 'Official' label to select accounts when we launch," said Twitter product executive Esther Crawford in a tweet.
Crawford shared a screenshot of what the "Official" label would look like on the profile page for the @twitter account, and went on to say that the new Twitter Blue is an opt-in paid subscription that does not include ID verification. "We'll continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types," she added.
Traditionally, the blue checkmark let other Twitter users know that an account with the badge had provided Twitter with verification details like employer information, a phone number, or a copy of their driver's license.
Under new owner Elon Musk's plan, the new Twitter Blue checkmark will simply indicate that an account is a paying subscriber. Why the company still plans to continue calling it "verification" is, however, unclear at this time. Twitter Blue is reportedly launching on Wednesday, November 9, following a delay in rollout until after the U.S. midterm elections.
The new subscription service has been widely criticized in the past few weeks, with Musk promising it will cut down on spam and impersonation on the platform. Musk himself has fallen victim to impersonation by several comedians and influencers who changed their Twitter display names on their verified profiles to "Elon Musk" without indicating that they were parodying his account. Some of the users were locked out of their own accounts until they changed their names back.
"Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying 'parody' will be permanently suspended," Musk later tweeted, adding that there would be "no warning" before suspensions are imposed and that any name change would result in people losing their original blue checkmark.
Article Link: Twitter to Add 'Official' Label to Some Accounts With Original Verification Checkmark
Yup. "Official" is now officially dead. 🤣
Elon Musk reverses course, kills new 'official' designation for big-name tweeters
Twitter owner Elon Musk said he has already "killed" the new "official" designation Wednesday, which already started rolling earlier in the morning.
Yo dawg, I heard u like checkmarks.Soon we are gonna need a checkmark for the checkmark that is to verify another checkmark.
If only there’s any other badge Twitter would’ve designed to distinguish premium users from official account holder and laymen. I know, Elon Musk can come up with one soon.
So, I play World of Warcraft. I never buy their cosmetic items like the fancy mounts they offer for $25 dollars. I would just find it too embarrassing for people to know I paid money for that stuff.
I feel the same about the blue checkmark. People are going to be paying for a cosmetic item on their Twitter page. I might actually think less of such people, especially so considering my respect for Twitter is tanking. (pun for you WoW folk)
I feel the same about the blue checkmark. People are going to be paying for a cosmetic item on their Twitter page. I might actually think less of such people, especially so considering my respect for Twitter is tanking. (pun for you WoW folk)
No one was against the ads that were already on Twitter.
MUSK is the one who drove advertisers away 😂
Heck of a job Elloon.