Is Twitter Cleaning Itself Up to Sell?

The transcript discusses Twitter's business strategy, comparing it to other tech giants like Apple and Facebook. It highlights Twitter's challenges in achieving profitability and its reliance on stock-based compensation. The conversation shifts to Twitter's user experience, emphasizing its role as a news source rather than a social network. The transcript also addresses the challenges Twitter faces with advertisers due to content issues like trolling and explicit content, contrasting it with Facebook's more controlled environment.

What is Twitter's primary goal by the end of 2017?

• To be acquired by a larger company

• To surpass Facebook in user growth

• To become profitable on a gap basis

• To launch a new social media platform

How does Twitter's growth compare to other tech companies like Snapchat and Facebook?

• Twitter has modest growth compared to Facebook

• Twitter's growth is faster than both Snapchat and Facebook

• Twitter has similar growth to Snapchat

• Twitter has more dramatic growth

What is a significant financial challenge Twitter faces?

• Lack of user engagement

• Excessive stock-based compensation

• High employee turnover

• High advertising costs

What is Twitter primarily considered by its users?

• A social networking site

• An online marketplace

• A news source

• A video streaming platform

What is a concern for advertisers on Twitter?

• High advertising fees

• Lack of user data

• Presence of trolls and inappropriate content

• Limited advertising formats