13 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

I've read that Threads isn't doing well

There is the other one called BlueSky but I think that's invite only beta at the moment

Threads launched without a lot of features people would expect from a Twitter replacement. I think it has an okay community size for what it currently is, and that will only grow once those features are added unless Twitter turns things around. 

11 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

I'm very sorry to hear that.  It makes me very sad.  

What makes me sad is that he tanked Tesla's stock.  

6 minutes ago, WentzFan11 said:

Threads launched without a lot of features people would expect from a Twitter replacement. I think it has an okay community size for what it currently is, and that will only grow once those features are added unless Twitter turns things around. 

Reports are that it's been declining since it started

6 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

What makes me sad is that he tanked Tesla's stock.  

Most of that has since recovered, but it probably did tarnish his reputation a bit as this super genius who turns everything he touches into gold.

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

But 630 says he has no obligation to police the platform.  Did the verification assure authenticity in the past?  Hardly.  

No as a matter of fact- many previously verified blue check mark accounts posted all sorts of mis-information they knew was false at the time, but aligned with the values of those running twitter and the censorship ideas of the weaponzed DOJ/FBI who were instructing Twitter on what could and could not be said on their platform. . 

 

What Those people dont like: now their voice carries the same punch as John Doe off the street, outside of the number of followers. 

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Most of that has since recovered, but it probably did tarnish his reputation a bit as this super genius who turns everything he touches into gold.

I dont think he cares one bit about that

The verification thing is stupid. If someone can't take 3 extra seconds to double check that what they're reading is from a legitimate source then that's on them. It literally takes an extra second of looking at a username, and if you're still that unsure you can click on the profile. 99% of stupid fake accounts have maybe a couple thousand followers vs the real source which could have 10s of thousands.

Same thing as with Facebook and people posting stupid crap that's not true because they can't be bothered to fact check. A dude I knew from high school posted something yesterday about a couple of country stars pulling out of CMT because of this whole Jason Aldean song nonsense, 2 seconds of googling and found out it was fake and when I let him know he had a fit lmao.

Eagles signed Deon Cain. He's back again.

8 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

I dont think he cares one bit about that

Oh right, the narcissistic egomaniac doesn't care about what other people think of him. Good one.

6 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Eagles signed Deon Cain. He's back again.

Would this be an appropriate use of the phrase "camp body"? 

 

23 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Most of that has since recovered, but it probably did tarnish his reputation a bit as this super genius who turns everything he touches into gold.

It's trading at about $100 less a share than it's high last year.  It hasn't gotten as high as it's 10/2022 value prior to his purchase of Twitter. 

Eagles roster was full so if they signed Cain, someone is getting cut. That's an awful way to start Training Camp. 

1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:

That explains why so many companies are pulling their ads, they must all be in their fee-fees too!  

The New York Times reported that Twitter's US advertising revenue from the five weeks from April 1 to the first week of May was down 59% year-over-year, citing an internal presentation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/elon-musk-says-twitters-ad-revenue-is-down-50-and-cash-flow-is-negative/#:~:text=The New York Times reported,year%2C citing an internal presentation.

I fully expect when Alphabet (Google) reports tonight and Meta (Facebook) reports tomorrow that both will report ad revenues are down.  Both have downsized this year and refocused.  Both have had hits on their targeted ads process and selling of data in the global marketplace.  Bottom line is because of the proliferation of ad space, the marketplace has changed for social media. Frankly, Google’s ad responses have made folks move from their search engine and is hurting Amazon, which is in competition from Walmart.com and Target.com.  Facebook is losing users.  So many millennials and younger are rejecting it.  You really want to bet against Musk on AI?  

Something else I noted while rerunning the Bears game was that they totally committed to the scrape exchange to counter the read option. Their clear strategy was to get hits on Hurts.

1 minute ago, just relax said:

Something else I noted while rerunning the Bears game was that they totally committed to the scrape exchange to counter the read option. Their clear strategy was to get hits on Hurts.

Yup.

We needed to get to more pure, under-center runs in that game earlier.

47 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

What makes me sad is that he tanked Tesla's stock.  

Tesla stock is ridiculously over capitalized, especially given how the car rates in reliability.   So you are made he lowered the price of EVs?

26 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

I dont think he cares one bit about that

If he didn't care about his reputation he wouldn't lie about being a UPenn graduate.  Musk does care how he is perceived.  I don't think he would seek public attention if he didn't.  

10 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

I fully expect when Alphabet (Google) reports tonight and Meta (Facebook) reports tomorrow that both will report ad revenues are down.  Both have downsized this year and refocused.  Both have had hits on their targeted ads process and selling of data in the global marketplace.  Bottom line is because of the proliferation of ad space, the marketplace has changed for social media. Frankly, Google’s ad responses have made folks move from their search engine and is hurting Amazon, which is in competition from Walmart.com and Target.com.  Facebook is losing users.  So many millennials and younger are rejecting it.

Yeah, I'm sure they'll both report their ad revenue being down 59%   

 

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 You really want to bet against Musk on AI?  

Non-sequitur. This is getting sad.

33 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Eagles signed Deon Cain. He's back again.

Well the ratio of receivers to DBs is closer for TC now.

3 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Tesla stock is ridiculously over capitalized, especially given how the car rates in reliability.   So you are made he lowered the price of EVs?

This.  Anyone who has traded stocks prior to the past 5 years would have realized that Tesla trading at 500 times earnings (even higher at its peak) was highly unrealistic and a fad.  I think even Elon himself alluded to the fact.  
 

(For those that want to understand - most "value stocks” trade between 5-10 times earnings.  Some "future value” tech stocks can trade as high as 30x earnings). Anything over that amount would be purely based on speculation and/or a "fad”.

3 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Tesla stock is ridiculously over capitalized, especially given how the car rates in reliability.   So you are made he lowered the price of EVs?

Tesla's cars were and are still profitable.  I'm still ahead on the purchase.  I just don't think the price would have dropped as much if Musk had not bought Twitter.  I think his credibility has been impacted and that, in turn, has impacted the markets' belief in Tesla's claims about future advancements.  Part of the appeal of Tesla is that they are more than a car company.  They have, theoretically, technological products like more advanced batteries and energy storage devices, solar roofs and robotics.  I think long-term it's a good investment but I don't think it's success is as tied to Musk at this point.  

4 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

This.  Anyone who has traded stocks prior to the past 5 years would have realized that Tesla trading at 500 times earnings (even higher at its peak) was highly unrealistic and a fad.  I think even Elon himself alluded to the fact.  
 

(For those that want to understand - most "value stocks” trade between 5-10 times earnings.  Some "future value” tech stocks can trade as high as 30x earnings). Anything over that amount would be purely based on speculation and/or a "fad”.

I am just waiting for my Tulip stocks to rebound.  

1 hour ago, paco said:

Consistency is the Hallmark of the post-1996 Dallas Cowboys. 

5 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Yeah, I'm sure they'll both report their ad revenue being down 59%   

Both reported declining ad revenues, Meta for several quarters and Alphabet for at least two quarters.  Twitter was always behind on ads because they weren’t targeted.  I am not defending Musk, I am pointing to a real bubble potential in some of the most overpriced stocks.  Bottom line is the indexes are way up primarily because of these overpriced stocks.