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Character limit : how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter / by Conger, Kate,author.; Mac, Ryan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-452) and index."The billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become inextricable from the social media platform that until 2023 was known as Twitter. Started in the mid-2000s as a playful microblogging platform, Twitter quickly became a vital nexus of global politics, culture, and media -- where the retweet button could instantly catapult any idea to hundreds of millions of screens around the world, unleashing raw collective emotion like nothing else before. While its founder had idealistically dreamed of building a 'digital town square,' he detested Wall Street and never focused on building a profitable business. Musk joined the platform in 2010 and, by 2022, had become one of the site's most influential users, hooking over 80 million followers with a mix of provocations, promotion of his companies, and attacks on his enemies. To Musk, Twitter -- once known for its almost absolute commitment to free speech -- had badly lost its way. He blamed it for the proliferation of what he called the 'woke mind virus' and claimed that the survival of democracy and the human race itself depended on the future of the site. In January of 2022, Musk began secretly accumulating Twitter stock. By April, he was its largest shareholder, and soon after, made an unsolicited offer to purchase the company for the unimaginable sum of $44 billion dollars. Backed into a corner, Twitter's board accepted his offer -- but Musk quickly changed his mind, forcing Twitter to sue him to close the deal in October. The richest man on earth controlled one of the most powerful media platforms in the world -- but at what price? Before long Twitter would be gone for good, replaced by something radically different, as Musk remade the company in his own image from the ground up. The story of the showdown between Musk and Twitter and his eventual takeover of the company is unlike anything in business or media that has come before. In vivid, cinematic detail, Conger and Mac follow the inner workings of the company as Musk lays siege to it, first from the outside as one of its most vocal users, and then finally from within as a contentious and mercurial leader. Musk has shared some of his version of events, but Conger and Mac have uncovered the full story through exclusive interviews, unreported documents, and internal recordings at Twitter following the billionaire's takeover. With unparalleled sources from within and around the company, they provide a revelatory, three-dimensional, and definitive account of what really happened when Musk showed up, spoiling for a brawl and intent on revolution, with his merciless, sycophantic cadre of lawyers, investors, and bankers."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Case studies.; Personal narratives.; Musk, Elon.; Musk, Elon; Twitter (Firm); Twitter (Firm); Twitter (Firm); Twitter; Consolidation and merger of corporations.; Consolidation and merger of corporations; Online social networks.; Social media.;
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Lucky [videorecording] / by Lynch, John Carroll,1963-film director.; Renfrew, Danielle,film producer.; Sparks, Logan,screenwriter.; Sumonja, Drago,screenwriter.; Begley, Ed,Jr,actor.; Livingston, Ron,actor.; Lynch, David,1946-actor.; Skerritt, Tom,actor.; Stanton, Harry Dean,1926-2017,actor.; Divide/Conquer (Firm),production company.; Lagralane Group (Firm),presenter.; Superlative Films,presenter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Slobodan Gajic; director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt.Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt.The spiritual journey of a ninety year old atheist, and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Atheists; Older men; Spiritual formation;
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PAW patrol. [videorecording] / by Elevation Pictures,distributor.; Spin Master (Firm),production company.;
Get ready to zoom back to Barkingburg with the pups in this all-new TV movie! When the scheming Duke of Flappington steals a powerful levitation gem from the royal castle, it's up to the PAW Patrol to jet to the rescue before the town is lost forever! Then join the PAW Patrol in even more high-flying adventures where they will save a stunt pilot, one of Mayor Humdinger's kittens, and even Skye when she breaks her wing flying to Jake's Mountain!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; PAW Patrol (Fictitious characters); Puppies; Rescues;
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Shot through the hearth / by Carlisle, Kate,1951-;
"Shannon's good friend and retired tech billionaire, Raphael Nash, is loving his new retired life, but he can't stay unoccupied for too long. He's started the Marigold Foundation that helps fund small companies and individuals who do humanitarian work around the world. It's an exciting time in Lighthouse Cove as Raphael hosts the first ever global conference inviting big thinkers from every area of industry to give presentations on eco-living. Raphael's old business partner arrives in town with a grudge and a plan to steal him away from his important new passion project. Shannon knows her friend has no intention of giving up Marigold and is proud of Raphael for sticking to his guns. But when his former associate winds up dead, all signs point to Raphael. It's up to Shannon to hammer out the details of the murder before her friend gets pinned for the crime"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Contractors; Retirees; City and town life; Murder;
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The Fish Thief. by Lindsey Haskin, Thomas,film director.; Simmons, J.K.,actor.; The Film Sales Company (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
J.K. SimmonsOriginally produced by The Film Sales Company in 2024.J.K. Simmons narrates THE FISH THIEF, which explores the mystery behind how and why the fish most prized by people nearly disappeared from the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth: the Great Lakes. The story dramatically illuminates nature’s links to our economic prosperity and quality of life. Since prehistoric times, fishing has been unusually important here. Aboriginal people fished for subsistence and fishing is central to their cultures. European immigrants drove the growth of a booming commercial fishing industry that employed thousands of people in Canada and the United States. Then disaster struck. THE FISH THIEF tells the story of remarkable people who tackled the mystery, first uncovering the cause, then tenaciously searching for a solution. The future of businesses, towns, tribal communities and First Nations hung in the balance. They discovered a problem that menaces ecosystems globally. What they accomplished continues to influence the Great Lakes region’s economic fortunes and sounds a warning about the future of natural resources and the prosperity of millions around the world today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Sustainability.; Marine biology.; Fishes.;
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The Brokenwood mysteries. [videorecording] / by Balme, Tim,1967-television producer,screenwriter.; Burnett, Kathryn(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; De Latour, David,television director.; Ionda, Cristina,actor.; Lynch, Sarah-Kate,screenwriter.; Nairn, Jacqueline(Television director),television director.; Rawiri, Jarod,actor.; Rea, Neill,1971-actor.; Smith, Mike(Television director),television director,screenwriter.; Sutherland, Fern,actor.; Urale, Sima,television director.; Ward, Roy,screenwriter.; Wolfe, Katie,1968-television director.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.; South Pacific Pictures (Firm),production company.;
Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri, Cristina Ionda.Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.In the quaint but killer town of Brokenwood, Detectives Shepherd, Sims , and Chalmers set out to solve an onstage electrocution, the murder of a nun whose sisters have taken a vow of silence, and more.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Television cop shows.; Television programs.; Criminal investigation; Murder; Police; Detectives;
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Popeye [videorecording] / by Altman, Robert,1925-2006,film producer.; Dooley, Paul,1928-actor.; Duvall, Shelley,1949-actor.; Evans, Robert,1930-film producer.; Feiffer, Jules,screenwriter.; Holmes, John W.,editor of moving image work.; Libertini, Richard,actor.; Moffat, Donald,1930-actor.; Nilsson, Harry,composer (expression); Pierson, Tom,1948-composer (expression); Rotunno, Giuseppe,director of photography.; Simmons, David A.,editor of moving image work.; Smith, Paul,1936-2012,actor.; Walston, Ray,1917-2001,actor.; Williams, Robin,1951-2014,actor.; Paramount Home Video (Firm),film distributor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,production company.;
Director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno ; music and lyrics, Harry Nilsson ; additional score, Tom Pierson ; editors, John W. Holmes, David Alan Simmons.Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Richard Libertini, Donald Moffat.Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Bluto and others join Popeye in his adventures in the harbor town of Sweethaven.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Musical films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Popeye (Fictitious character); Oyl, Olive (Fictitious character); Foundlings;
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The usual family mayhem : a novel / by Dimon, HelenKay,author.;
Kasey Nottingham needs a splashy idea at her company where they find and develop the next big thing for investors--her job depends on it. Impulsively, she pitches Mags' Desserts, a beloved small-town business run by her grandma Mags and live-in "best friend" Celia, two women who overcame deadbeat husbands and financial ruin to build a word-of-mouth clientele. Kasey expects her boss to say no. Instead, he sends her home to North Carolina to land the deal...and now she has a problem. Mags and Celia aren't interested, which isn't a surprise, but something else is going on in their kitchen. Locked cabinets. Cryptic conversations. Unexpected notations on business records. The ladies have secrets and whatever they're hiding is big. As reports of mysterious deaths of abusive men in the area surface--all in households that recently received a delivery from Mags' Desserts--Kasey worries Gram and Celia have gone into the poison pie business. As investors start circling, Kasey enlists Jackson Quaid, Celia's nephew and Kasey's long-time crush, as her reluctant investigation assistant. Jackson is practical. Kasey has a wild imagination. Together, they dodge Kasey's boss and gather intel. And kiss. Lots of kissing, though probably not the best idea to start an unexpected romance. Doing it while keeping two feisty ladies from going to jail for knocking off bad husbands--even if those husbands deserve it--might be impossible...but Kasey never shied away from a challenge.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Criminal investigation; Families; Family-owned business enterprises; Grandmothers; Man-woman relationships; Older women; Poisoning; Secrecy;
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The coroner. [videorecording] / by Abbott, Sally,creator,screenwriter.; Barber, Ian(Television director),television director.; MacIver, Sandra,television producer.; Goose, Claire,1975-actor.; Bardock, Matt,actor.; Hogg-Robinson, Grace,actor.; Edney, Beatie,1962-actor.; Kaye, Ivan,actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.; BBC Worldwide Ltd,publisher.;
Clair Goose, Matt Bardock, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Beatie Edney, Ivan Kaye, Oliver Gomm.Crime investigations against a stunning seaside backdrop are at the heart of this drama series following a high-flying solicitor who returns to live and work in the small town she escaped as a teenager. As coroner, Jane Kennedy's job is the investigate sudden or unexplained deaths in the beautiful seaside community.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television crime shows.; Coroners; Criminal investigation;
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Suite française [videorecording] / by Charman, Matt,screenwriter.; Dibb, Saul,film director,screenwriter.; Riley, Sam,1980-actor.; Schoenaerts, Matthias,1977-actor.; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-actor.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Némirovsky, Irène,1903-1942.Suite française.Videorecording.; BBC Films,presenter.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),presenter,publisher,film distributor.; TF1 droits audiovisuels (Firm),presenter.; Weinstein Company,presenter.;
Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Riley.Based on the best-selling book by Irene Nemirovsky and set during the German occupation of France in the 1940's, Suite Francaise tells the story of Lucille Angellier as she awaits news from her husband, a prisoner of war. As Parisian refugees pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' homes, Lucile's life is turned upside down - further complicated by the arrival of refined German officer, Bruno. A story of the power of love and the tragedy of war.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Némirovsky, Irène, 1903-1942.; Feature films.; Romance films.; World War, 1939-1945;
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