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I think X paid for itself, so it worked our for him.
by websap 6mo ago
I think X paid for itself, so it worked our for him.
- bix6 6mo agoSource?
- vkou 6mo agoIt paid in influence, not dollars. Billionaires don't buy newspapers or social media platforms because they think they are good businesses.
- numpad0 6mo ago> Nikita Bier @nikitabier > > If you’re seeing a bunch of Japanese posts, here are some fun facts: > Japan has more daily active users and more time spent on X than any other country in the world. > Over two thirds of the country is monthly active on X. > X in Japan has one of the highest penetration rates of any social network in history. I wouldn't be so sure when "any other country except US" usually apply to everything on the Internet, except Twitter after the power transfer 1: https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2037764895064867061 https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/2037764895064867061
- _--__--__ 6mo agoI'm pretty sure that claim about Japanese Twitter activity was true for most of the site's history pre acquisition
- numpad0 6mo agoNo. JP activity was always second to US, only the biggest "out there". Same is true for all Twitter-like social media, such as Mastodon and Bluesky. Even VRChat doesn't have a majority Japanese userbase. Japan actually becoming the top majority anywhere is an anomaly and a major reversal of power balance.
- trollbridge 6mo agoStill blows me away that Google had complete dominance in Brazil and then just threw it all away and shut it down a few years later.
- numpad0 6mo agoGoogle Plus? I wouldn't be sure if that was a strategic blunder or if they were seeing something us in the public didn't. I remember it was more popular among not-so-tech savvy male of parental to retirement ages, which are still masses but not the sweet spot in terms of demographics. Besides they have YouTube and its comment section full of kids, which is the sweet spot.