SIMONE DEL ROSARIO: YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBER OF TWITTER!
A DAY AFTER THE WORLD LEARNED ELON MUSK BOUGHT 9.2% OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY, TWITTER ANNOUNCED ITS GIVING ITS LARGEST SHAREHOLDER A SEAT AT THE TABLE.
TWITTER’S CEO SAYS MUSK’S both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need.
WHILE MUSK REPLIED THAT HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE BOARD SEAT COMES WITH SOME HANDCUFFS – IT CAPS MUSK FROM OWNING MORE THAN 14.9% OF TWITTER.
BUT IT STILL GIVES THE BILLIONAIRE A LOT OF INFLUENCE OVER A COMPANY HE ACCUSES OF UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY.
BUT IS FREE SPEECH REALLY FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE WORLD’S RICHEST MAN?
LOOKS LIKE HE’S GOT AN EDIT BUTTON IN HIS SIGHTS – ASKING HIS 80 MILLION FOLLOWERS IF THEY WANT ONE.
WITH MORE THAN THREE MILLION VOTES AND COUNTING, THE CONSENSUS IS OVERWHELMINGLY “YES,” OR “Y-S-E,” AS HE PURPOSELY MISSPELLED YES AND NO.
TWITTER, FOR ITS PART, TEASED AN EDIT BUTTON…BUT… ON APRIL FOOLS DAY.
IN NEW YORK FOR JUST BUSINESS I’M SIMONE DEL ROSARIO.