Twitter, every mention
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Verbatim, from the transcripts: the passages where Twitter comes up
Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · Acquired
- ▶ 3:06:52 David Rosenthal And this is when Disney almost buys Twitter.
- ▶ 3:07:08 David Rosenthal Streaming service, and basically the only ones within reach are Twitter and Snapchat.
- ▶ 3:07:25 David Rosenthal He just, like, can't imagine Disney owning and operating Twitter, and that was probably the right decision.
- ▶ 3:07:40 David Rosenthal So once the Twitter deal falls apart, they turn to a far more logical candidate, although a more hidden one, BamTech.
The NFL: How small-town teams became America's most valuable sports empire (Audio) · Acquired
- ▶ 2:43:30 David Rosenthal That strategy would have worked really well, 30 years ago, but in the social media era where individuals have Twitter accounts, a lot harder to control the narrative.