We’re still trying to get exact details, but there is some kind of major shakeup happening at Twitter. May be a leadership change and/or layoffs. We’ll update here shortly.
Update: CEO Jack Dorsey steps down, Chairman Ev Williams takes over.
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It’s no big deal. Biz just accidentally unfollowed Ev.
wow this is interesting. hopefully, we won’t be too late to the party! (if there’s one)
Why starting with rumors? Leadership change or layoffs are quite different. Can’t you wait publishing until you have facts?
Never thought the economy would affect a company like Twitter.
Waiting to hear more…
Seriously? How do they make money? Oh right…
Actually, I found it interesting that Twitter is deleting “suspicious” accounts- so I am anticipating more action from their HQ (headquarters)…
“Something’s going to happen…”
“What’s going to happen?”
“Something wonderful.”
Oh noes!
i was expecting to hear they found scalability . boo major let down.
Amateur hour is over at twitter!
Major shake up? Did they find a way to make money? Or would that go beyond “major shakeup” and approach the news worthiness of say, splitting the atom?
Don’t tell me Google is buying twitter.
Leadership change. Posted on their blog: http://blog.twitter.com/
Leadership change?
Interesting.
So Ev and Jack switched places. This is a major shakeup? Settle down Michael…
Too bad “shakeup” didn’t mean “the creation of a business model”
” I don’t give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!”
- Smokey, Friday
Congrats Evan!
If the economy effect small people, it effects big company.. where do you think they get the money?