CAN TWITTER SURVIVE?

摘要

On Aug. 11, Twitter (TWTR) issued a public statement to address yet another company rumor: "There is absolutely no truth to the claims whatsoever," the social media firm told Reuters. Though whispers have circulated about a possible takeover bid in recent months, the company wasn't reacting to such speculation. It was ensuring its long-term survival. In the previous 24 hours, #SaveTwitter had become one of the top trending hashtags on its own platform. More than 100,000 tweets that morning expressed support to save the micro-blogging giant after a false report that it would shut down operations in 2017. It was the 21 st century version of "Save Ferris," from the 1980s film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." But Ferris was never actually sick.