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Elon Musk’s Twitter dumpster fire, Wednesday edition

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Checkmark, Elon Musk, Official, Tesla, Twitter

Another day, another round of confusing news coming out of Twitter, Elon Musk’s US$44 billion plaything. Think he’s having buyer’s

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The Elon Musk Twitter dumpster fire, Tuesday edition

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Checkmark, Elon Musk, Paywall, Twitter

Hey, Elon! How’s it going being the Chief Twit? What’s that? It’s not going good? Let us count the ways.

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The unfolding Twitter disaster, Monday edition. Wow, dude.

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Checkmark, Elon Musk, Saudi Arabia, Twitter, verification

As Elon Musk enters his second week as the owner of Twitter, things continue to be weird, awkward and frustrating.

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Got a Twitter blue checkmark? If you want to keep it, it’ll cost you $8 a month

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Checkmark, Elon Musk, Twitter

If you’ve got a blue checkmark next to your name on Twitter, that’s supposed to verify that you are who

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Wait: Elon Musk wants people to PAY for their verified blue checkmark status?

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Blue Checkmark, Elon Musk, Twitter, verification

One of the most coveted things a Twitter user can have–especially a user of some renown–is a blue checkmark, signifying

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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