Elon Musk's Twitter CEO resignation poll gets a cheeky response from MySpace Tom | Mashable.
Elon Musk's Twitter CEO resignation poll gets a cheeky response from MySpace Tom
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Despite the fact Elon Musk's Twitter polls clearly aren't going all that well, the social media platform's current CEO (emphasis on current) can't seem to stop doing them.
The latest asked whether or not he should step down as head of Twitter, and – at least at the time of writing – "yes" in on track to win with around 58 percent of the vote. Musk said in that tweet that he will abide by the results, although it's worth noting that he has previously confirmed he doesn't intend to be CEO for the longhaul anyway.
As well as 16.5 million votes, Musk's poll also received hundreds of thousands of retweets and a huge number of comments — the standout of which may have come from none other than MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson.
In response to Musk's question about stepping down of head of Twitter, Anderson simply replied, "Depends who you get to run it!" with a little thinking emoji tacked on the end for good measure.
MySpace and its parent company were sold to News Corp in 2005 for $580 million. Anderson stayed on as president until 2009. According to his Twitter bio, he's now "enjoying the good life."
Did MySpace have its own problems? Yes, absolutely. But at least when it comes to quick-witted social media retorts, Anderson's clearly up to the job.
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This is one of the most “not even an article” I have ever read in a long time.
ReplyDeleteHis response isn’t cheeky, it’s not even interesting… So, all in all, it’s just a post about the poll, who Tom is, with zeeeeeero takeaways.
STOP!
I really appreciate these kinds of comments
Deleteyour reason #2,634,257 on why I always go to the comments first
DeleteI think it’s cheeky because Tom is saying he’s up for the role without really saying it.
DeleteThat’s why he used the 🤔 emoji…
If him and Elon worked together it could be a good thing, he’s universally liked and seems to know how to stay relatively neutral on hot topics.
nah, its 100% just a genuine question in regards to how much Elon sucks at it and who Elon is trenching with.
DeleteBut with that said. Doesn’t take away from how bad of article an this is and how click-baity it is.
oh I agree 100% clickbait
DeleteYeah I like to click on click bait articles just to complain about click bait! 🧐
DeleteSmartess reply all the others are thinking they are getting revenge, this isn't a popularity contest...Elon showed the world again how moronic people.are
ReplyDeleteHe knew the outcome before he conducted the poll. He did what needed to be done and is ready to move on.
ReplyDeletedid what needed to be done? So you’re saying his plan to buy Twitter, have a bunch of bad ideas, ban a bunch of users for their opinions after touting freedom of speech and lose tons of money was his plan all along? And now that he’s successfully implemented that plan he’s just airport posting his departure for attention? Weird flex but whatever
Deleteyou're playing checkers but I like checkers too.
Deleteyou must have been on the debate team. I gotta admit, you really turned me around on this one.
Deleteexactly! When your plan is to lose and you lose, you actually win! Way to go Elon!
Deleteso do you just cherry pick what topics to improve your argument? What about the evidence and files exposing government corruption. Plus, censorship of freedom of speech didn’t matter until Elon took over twitter. (I denounce both parties actions of censorship) If you’re gonna have standards of conduct, at least apply it to all parties involved
Deletethe argument put forth was that Elon Musk “did what needed to be done” and then created a poll to add drama to an already planned departure.
DeleteIf you can buy a company much more you can pay master technicians and administrators to fill in...
ReplyDeleteHe’s not seeing things through. Hasn’t sorted things out with dr shiva.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe he’s authentic.
It's your company.you run it on who you see it.
ReplyDeleteIt's about time someone cleans house.
are his boots tasty?
DeleteSorry, I don’t speak moron. 🤷🏻♂️
DeleteRead it twice and no idea what you’re trying to say. 😆
delusional of intelligence
DeleteMusk should absolutely bow out as CEO of Twitter
ReplyDeleteHe’s not moving on he’s just weeding out people that don’t like him.😂🤣
ReplyDeleteI don’t think his ego’s going to let him step down. I get the feeling he’s going down with the ship, until he finds out who stole his strawberries.
ReplyDeleteThis article is the definition of “it could have been an email”
ReplyDeleteYESSSSSSSSSS
ReplyDeleteTo be that rich
ReplyDeleteNever stop being you!
ReplyDeleteTom : "depends on who you get to run it 🤔"
ReplyDeletebecause tom seen what happened to myspace when he sold out.
DeleteAbsolutely no
ReplyDeleteLol
ReplyDeleteyes
ReplyDeleteWhat is MySpace again?
ReplyDeleteYes
ReplyDeletePoor thing just craves attention.
ReplyDeleteSpends $44 BILLION to buy a company, gets bored with his new toy after a month. You can't tell me the system ain't broken.
ReplyDeleteHis money his choice. I suppose he is allowed to spend his money as he wishes. How is the system broke?
Deletenot exactly. He leveraged his stocks... Essentially leveraging another company which he doesn't entirely own plus took out loans. It's not all without harm if this all crashes.
DeleteHis stocks his choice. The government gave him money to prop up the sales of EV's. He took advantage of stupid governmental policies. There are risks and rewards with any business. Not everyone gets a trophy.
Deletehe’ll presumably still own Twitter, he just won’t be CEO of it. They’ll hire someone for that.
Deletehis stocks... Not entirely his company. What happens to other stockholders if the business loses money or failes? Yes, risk, but if you are going to risk other people's money... It makes you not a stable or trustworthy person.
DeleteBe America I bet the other stockholders would settle for not losing money or having to go through bankruptcy
DeleteDo you not realize that buying stock and investing carries a risk? Elon is not breaking the law. The banks assume risk each time they make a loan. The only conclusion I can come to is you either have Tesla stock or you are a socialist. When a person decides to gamble and they lose it is not the house's fault.
DeleteBe America I never said he was breaking the law. Just that he is unstable and not trustworthy. Period.
Deletemost billionaire don't run companies and he has a few others. The system is broken that is why he bought it.
DeleteBe America He’s not writing you a check.
DeleteNo he's not. We all have choices.
DeleteLOL...you do own stock. If you think investing is without risk you are not very smart. It always amuses me that the same people that brag about owning stock when times are good are the first people that cry when things turn bad. If you put all your eggs in one EV basket then prepare to be disappointed.
DeleteI don't own stock. I'm just an intelligent person. Anyone that tries to be CEO of 3 companies, uses them to leverage the other companies, and runs a company based on popularity polls.... Is not stable or trustworthy. That's not business. It's juggling while plying musical chairs. When the music stops, he won't be the only one hit with dropping objects. I'm sure none of the other stockholders invested thinking that this dude would use the company they invested in this way nor that the CEO would be CEO of 2 other companies. Yeah.... Again, unstable and untrustworthy.
Deleteand it's still broken
DeleteYes just put someone in place to do as you require.
ReplyDeleteBut if you’re happy running it . Then absolutely not .
Myspace has entered the chat
ReplyDeleteCivilizations collapse. Digital civilizations collapse at digital speed.
ReplyDeletewhy would anyone trust a poll from the CEO of the app its run on.
ReplyDeleteComing soon, all the accounts that voted yes will go poof! 😂
ReplyDeleteGet an adult next time.
ReplyDeleteNope, why stepping down? Stay and give hell to the woke
ReplyDeleteI don't think Musk wanted to be a ceo. I'm sure his next title is excutive chair, like Jeff Bezos has
ReplyDeleteMusk for Twitter and Freedom!
ReplyDeleteShould he resign...
ReplyDeletehttps://giphy.com/gifs/funny-watchmen-do-it-3oz8xZYlFzIadpCnPa
Yes get Ye to run it.
ReplyDeletewell i certainly wouldnt be nasty to the person saving the UNITED STATES from certain doom. a lot of dum f cs in the world today
ReplyDelete42% the same percentage as any favorable Trump poll… coincidence? 🤔
ReplyDeletemind you, Mashable, the Twitter Voting System Platform, Software, and Hardware are Connected To The INTERNET. What could possibly go wrong? Move Along, Move Along, Nothing To See Here.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not!
ReplyDeleteHe’s going to run it like many of His other businesses.
ReplyDeleteNO!!!
ReplyDeleteA true African American
ReplyDeleteHoneypot
ReplyDeleteMySpace is still alive???😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteNoooooooo
ReplyDeleteElon is a emotion stunted business man
ReplyDeleteHim and Twitter mix together as well as oil an water ..he says he's about freedom of speech but yet he does all this and then pull a narc move ...he's a hypocrite
#ElonMuskPoopsStandingUp
ReplyDelete#dropmusk👍
ReplyDelete"not interested" is being checked off now
ReplyDeleteAll indian voters 🤣
ReplyDeleteWho cares
ReplyDeletePlease step down
ReplyDeleteI wish Mr musk would let someone else take over Twitter like president Trumps wife and then he could focus on building a lunar base on the moon to help mankind get to mars
ReplyDeleteFascinating to watch Mashable squirm. Musk lives rent free in the editors’ heads.
ReplyDeleteMySpace like someone cares….🤨
You can't believe everything you read.
ReplyDeleteSo this great mind is going to manage by polls?
ReplyDeleteyou need to kick some more people out of there
ReplyDeletedo not step down
ReplyDeleteno
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Baiting them
ReplyDeleteYES GET LOST
ReplyDeleteWhy? Hell no !
ReplyDeleteI would love to see active user #s since he took over. I have some very conservative friends who just now joined but I also know some liberal and middle of the road people who left. With the stories of how many advertisers have left Twitter I wonder if it's losing as much money as it once was or more now?
ReplyDeleteBut the social media link sharing thing is a nonstarter for me. I like to link pages to other things across the web and who knows the way his rules change if you're violating TOS from minute to minute.
Who cares....
ReplyDeleteMyspace it's dead.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not! That’s your choice as boss? Not the woke crowds. You know better than to ask fools that.” Your money your choice
ReplyDeletehttps://media.tenor.co/4Jun5fkmgVUAAAAC/tbt-myspace.gif?t=AAXwLI__zT8IWoiz2AYpCA&c=VjFfZmFjZWJvb2s&itemid=4275674
ReplyDeleteWho is myspace Tom? LOL
ReplyDeleteI just went over to Twitter and got suspended in less than 10 minutes. There is no free speech like the cult believes. I'm going to get booted permanently once my suspension is over. hahaha I should probably think about getting a Truth Social account so I can get booted there too. haha
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ReplyDeleteEveryone:
ReplyDeleteVote for him to stay and make the spoiled brat work for once...and watch the "multi-tasking genius" myth collapse to the ground, together with twitter and some of his "fortune"
He is looking for ANY excuse to leave Twitter without saying he ran away from duty and ward work
You sound like a jealous, America hating, Godless, open borders, China embracing leftist.
DeleteWill people get banned if they say yes?
ReplyDeleteYES
ReplyDeleteElon if you step down then shut it down
ReplyDeleteI speak for everyone here when I say "It's fun to see Elon struggle with basic relationships. He's losing billions misunderstanding humanity. The fact that it's happening right before Christmas is a delight. It's better than A Christmas Carol because it's real."
ReplyDeleteYes 🙌🏾 please!! I vote for Tom form MySpace !! Lol
ReplyDeleteYES
ReplyDeleteWho’s laughing at MySpace Tom? Dude sold his company for north of half a billion dollars, retired at 40(ish) and is now a “travel photographer”.
ReplyDeleteMusk to stay in charge after mail-in votes counted….
ReplyDeleteWhy bother purchasing Twitter at the cost he did only to step down?
ReplyDeleteWouldn’t it be great if Putin did this?
ReplyDeleteWeak.
ReplyDeletePhase 1 of Musk’s assumption required his personal touch. And it has been magnificent. Step 2 will be a growth phase that does not need him to be active. He’s still bringing power to the people, enough thrust to drive without a degree in international banking and to claim our crown full of stars starting with Mars. I hope he installs the original founder of twitter as the leader. It would be the kind of crazy brilliant worthy of one of the original founders of PayPal.
Thank you.
MuSpace is still alive???😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteDid you say Tom?
ReplyDeleteNo no and no !!
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ReplyDeleteWho cares you dumb goon. Ppl like you only know one thing. Go to Mars.
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