Elon's Antics

[ProjectWHaT]

NBC Universal chair of global advertising is rumored to be the new CEO

Twitter’s new CEO is probably this NBC exec

“She’s always wanted this job,” a former colleague says. “It’s perfect.”

www.theverge.com

Elon Musk Says He Has a New C.E.O. for Twitter (Published 2023)

Mr. Musk is in talks about the role with Linda Yaccarino, chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

www.nytimes.com

Elon Musk is in talks to hire Linda Yaccarino, the chair of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal, as chief executive of Twitter, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

The talks are at an advanced stage, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the conversations are confidential. Ms. Yaccarino has been in discussions with Mr. Musk for weeks, they said. Last month, Ms. Yaccarino interviewed Mr. Musk onstage at an advertising event in Miami.

[...]

In Ms. Yaccarino, Twitter would get an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry and with extensive experience in the media sector. Ms. Yaccarino, whose star has risen over the course of a long career at NBCUniversal, has personal relationships with most of the chief executives of the advertising holding companies, a key constituency for Twitter.

She has moved in the top echelons of the advertising world for years, overseeing a sprawling team that has brokered major marketing partnerships, helped develop NBC Universal’s streaming options, criticized outdated industry practices and generated more than $100 billion in advertising sales. She has been heavily involved in the network’s dealings with marquee events such as the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games. She is also a reliable presence at glittering advertising events, such as the Cannes Lions festival in the South of France.

The conversations about Twitter’s chief executive come at a delicate time for Ms. Yaccarino, who is slated to address NBCUniversal’s biggest clients next week in the upfronts, an annual pitch to woo advertisers.

 

[DK]

I'm just waiting for some alt-right ghoul to get the nod.

 

[Blitz24]

Linda Yaccarino will be replacing Elon Musk. She's a former exec at NBC/Universal and does have aome right wing tendencies.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

this is so funny

 

[Famine]

Twitter has added an exclamation mark to its default message box:

Making a lot of people roll their eyes as it appears Musk has just discovered the existence of the interrobang.

 

[Joey D]

Linda Yaccarino will be replacing Elon Musk. She's a former exec at NBC/Universal and does have aome right wing tendencies.

The absolute best thing right now is watching the alt-right conspiracy theorists try to get on board with her while also wrestling with the fact she was the chair of the World Economic Forum.

Tree'd by @ProjectWHaT

 

[TexRex]

this is so funny

lol. lmao.

 

[Blitz24]

lol. lmao.

Pretty sure none of those people are in the same group. We also will put out a memo in regards to Dom and the Jewish Space Lasers.

 

[UKMikey]

Guess his narrative broke.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Joey D]

You know, all these people fighting over whether or not Yaccarino is MAGA, a liberal, whatever and completely overlooking the big glaring issue. She ran one of the largest ad portfolios in all of media. She's going to take Twitter and make it a data harvesting machine hellbent on selling your info and making sure you see the most specific ads it can.

 

[TexRex]

Weird.



Edit: Aww, man, couldn't I just get a few more pixel rows?

 

[McLaren]

Good. The quicker the trash takes itself out off the internet, the better.



Just kidding, these 2 will stay on continuing to brown nose Elon.

 

[UKMikey]

Just kidding, these 2 will stay on continuing to brown nose Elon.

Given their pronounced antisemitism, "brown shirting Elon" might be a more accurate description.

 

[TB]

No blue checks. Their options are invalid.

 

[TexRex]

[gasp]

Musk: "Censorship is bad, m'kay?"

Also Musk: "I made the choice to do the censorship over not doing the censorship."

 

[TexRex]

The aggrieved are taking this well.

 

[Tornado]

Meanwhile the other half of Twitter are still responding to her like she's that chick from the Bush Administration who oversaw torture of suspected terrorists who works for Activision.

 

[Touring Mars]

One is starting to suspect that Elon is a bit thick

 

[Liquid]

One is starting to suspect that Elon is a bit thick

The plot doesn't thicken, it just gets stupider.

 

[Famine]

Thing is, anti-freedom, left-wing, censorship-adoring, free-speech-hating Twitter made the exact same choice in the exact same circumstances in the exact same country in 2014.

It chose not to kowtow to Erdogan, and took him court in his own country.

And won.

Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court ruling

Turkey's telecoms authority lifted a two-week-old ban on Twitter on Thursday after the constitutional court ruled the block breached freedom of expression, an official in Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said.

www.reuters.com

 

[Danoff]

Thing is, anti-freedom, left-wing, censorship-adoring, free-speech-hating Twitter made the exact same choice in the exact same circumstances in the exact same country in 2014.

It chose not to kowtow to Erdogan, and took him court in his own country.

And won.

Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court ruling

Turkey's telecoms authority lifted a two-week-old ban on Twitter on Thursday after the constitutional court ruled the block breached freedom of expression, an official in Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said.

www.reuters.com

When you lay off most of your staff, you lose staff that can bring this kind of experience to bear on a current issue.

 

[UKMikey]

When you lay off most of your staff, you lose staff that can bring this kind of experience to bear on a current issue.

Particularly when you encourage a cult of personality that slaveringly affirms your every move.

 

[TexRex]

This is now even funnier than before.

 

[TexRex]

lol. lmao.

 

[UKMikey]

"I’ll say what I want, and if the consequence of that is losing money, so be it" doesn't sound like a good message to send to investors right now.

 

[McLaren]

Pretty sure a Tesla investor already hinted that Elon might need to be removed bc of his Twitter antics. Wonder if that stupid statement is causing the investor to have thoughts again.

 

[Tornado]

On an unrelated note.

 

[MIE1992]

Elon Musk Wants The Cybertruck To Outsell The Silverado

Tesla might need to get over the first hurdle though, of like, building more than one truck

jalopnik.com

Note: Not the Silverado EV that Chevrolet is going to produce. He really wants to out-sell the ICE-powered Silverado. Insanity.

 

[Danoff]

Elon Musk Wants The Cybertruck To Outsell The Silverado

Tesla might need to get over the first hurdle though, of like, building more than one truck

jalopnik.com

Note: Not the Silverado EV that Chevrolet is going to produce. He really wants to out-sell the ICE-powered Silverado. Insanity.

Not necessarily insanity, but with the current styling of the cybertruck, it's entirely unrealistic. Cybertruck needs change a lot toward mainstream if that's what he wants.