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Twitter announces layoffs
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
A few automated trading algorithms would become marginally less effective. Some poorly written ones might crash or make a few million dollars worth of bad trades. So, you know, there's that.
I don't know why the parent post is being downvoted: trading using Twitter sentiment analysis is apparently a thing [1][2]. [1] http://www.deltixlab.com/research/an-automated-trading-strat... [2] http://cs229.stanford.edu/proj2011/TrusheimChakoumakosYendlu... Edit: typo
> I don't know why the parent post is being downloaded
You may be browsing from localhost but the rest of us has to download this HTML...
Re: Twitter announces layoffs
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reading that just indicates that the world needs social media , not Twitter per se. Many of the quotes there seem to indicate that Twitter's role was exaggerated.
The world needs the internet ; the specific software running at the endpoints isn't particularly important. Twitter was used because... it was already used by the people involved. The benefit of any place or tool for social activities is only tangentially related to the benefits provided by that place or tool. The value is the people that are using it, who can (and do) move all the time. Anybody interested in the rel…
> The world needs the internet; the specific software running at the endpoints isn't particularly important. Twitter was used because... it was already used by the people involved.
Hmm, the world needs networked communication; the specific protocol running at the endpoints isn't particularly important. TCP/IP was used because... it was already used by the people involved.
Further, the world needs easy communication; the specific mechanism to communicate isn't particularly important. Networking was used because... it was already used by the people involved.
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#85> Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to give it to you straight. Well, since you said it that way, I should assume that what comes next will not sound like a steamy pile of meandering corporate speak, right? > The team has been working around the clock to produce streamlined roadmap for Twitter, Vine, and Periscope and they are shaping up to be strong. The roadmap is focused on the…
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#86> Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to give it to you straight. Well, since you said it that way, I should assume that what comes next will not sound like a steamy pile of meandering corporate speak, right? > The team has been working around the clock to produce streamlined roadmap for Twitter, Vine, and Periscope and they are shaping up to be strong. The roadmap is focused on the…
He said he would give it to you straight, not ELI5. They are focusing on fewer things that they believe are the most valuable, and stopping stuff that isn't core to their purpose. What about this is confusing to you?
What you said is as near the definition of "giving it straight" as one might expect to follow his preface. What he actually said is as near the definition of corporate speak as possible. There is no confusion on my part. Perhaps Jack is the one confused about what people mean by "corporate speak".
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#87> Emails like this are usually riddled with corporate speak so I'm going to give it to you straight. Well, since you said it that way, I should assume that what comes next will not sound like a steamy pile of meandering corporate speak, right? > The team has been working around the clock to produce streamlined roadmap for Twitter, Vine, and Periscope and they are shaping up to be strong. The roadmap is focused on the…
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#88>We launched the first of these experiences last week with Moments, a great beginning, and a bold peek into the future of how people will see what's going on in the world.
I am terrified about the future of Twitter.
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#89I'm a little surprised that they're only firing 336 people. Unless this is just the first round of layoffs and more will follow once products and management has been streamlined/trimmed whatever you want to call it.
That's nearly 10% of their work force.
I'll admit that I have no basis for this number, but I would expect them to layoff 20 - 25%.
10% is a high number, but not for a company that has never made a profit and is currently hemorrhaging money.
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#90On the bright side, Twitter will only fire 140 people at a time, giving the others time to prepare.
Cut the snark, this still affects real people's lives.
Some of the most employable people in the current job market. Nobody likes getting fired but it's not like they don't have great prospects.