Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Remember that a year ago, the story - backed by real reporting, by real reporters - was that the Bezos pics got out… https://t.co/zmBaQ3nsIA — PolitiTweet.org

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"A single photograph is texted to Mr. Bezos from the Crown Prince’s WhatsApp account, along with a sardonic caption. It is an image of a woman resembling the woman with whom Bezos is having an affair, months before the Bezos affair was known publicly." https://t.co/3gpJPkDFjT — PolitiTweet.org

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@readDanwrite @YahooFinance but, that's no different than ATT loving aquaman. — PolitiTweet.org

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@readDanwrite @YahooFinance Yes. Most logical argument is vanity metrics to help persuade talent. But man that seems like a lot of work. — PolitiTweet.org

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@readDanwrite @YahooFinance For argument’s sake, let’s say Netflix *is* intentionally presenting misleading numbers. What’s the benefit for them? They aren’t selling ads so they can’t be hoodwinking advertisers. And Wall Street cares about subs, cash flow. So... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ditzkoff: Farewell to the great Terry Jones. His influence was more than wafer thin. https://t.co/sUAMVfvg2P — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrianStack153: I can’t begin to say how much Terry Jones’ work has meant to me. Rest In Peace. https://t.co/hUSNq4yZIi — PolitiTweet.org

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Wait. There’s *also* a Sundance angle to the Bezos/MBS/Khashoggi/Enquirer/Dickpick/Trump/Amazon story? And that movie happens to debut two days after today’s UN report on the same story? https://t.co/x9eKdFe5Dt https://t.co/kvQgOSR8zi — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery eh. everyone here who thinks about page views, streams etc gets whipped up about this (with good reason. see: facebook's moving metrics). but netflix only cares about subscriber numbers, so they can say a view is an eggplant one day and an apple another. — PolitiTweet.org

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And this retweet counts as a feature story so good night everyone! — PolitiTweet.org

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You guys (on Twitter) really seem to hate Netflix autoplay. Anyway: Netflix says no, autoplay doesn't count in the new viewing metric. You have to "chose to watch", which is a phrase they now use all the time. — PolitiTweet.org

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But! If you do it in the U.S. - where you can actually see the Mandalorian — it's much closer. So we made that chart, too: https://t.co/jkZ5rvIJWv — PolitiTweet.org

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And, also: Netflix compares "The Witcher" to Mandalorian worldwide and it looks like a slam dunk: https://t.co/oS2oRCIrgP — PolitiTweet.org

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And, also: *Netflix thinks you guys *love* the Witcher. 76mm views/month. *Netflix leaning into its new "2 minutes = a view" metric, so get used to it. *Netflix acknowledges this gooses its "view" numbers by 35%. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thoughts on Netflix Q4: *1st time I've seen Reed Hastings blame competition for low #s (in this case, the Disney and Apple launches). *Those low #s were in the U.S., where Netflix growth is already slowing to a crawl. *Netflix blew away its international #s, where Disney isn't. — PolitiTweet.org

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"For reasons still to be better understood, the Saudi angle seems to hit a particularly sensitive nerve" https://t.co/I3L0dFGpAC https://t.co/cBQyTzW1rF — PolitiTweet.org

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@Lucas_Shaw @DylanByers the funny thing is i think we talked about all of this on a podcast. maybe someone can get a transcript https://t.co/410v2cfQMc — PolitiTweet.org

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@benfritz @JBFlint @Lucas_Shaw @markgurman Here, shorter: Apple has also talked to podcast companies about making a handful of exclusive podcasts, but so far those seem limited to companion podcasts for other Apple projects, like its Apple TV shows. https://t.co/jQwQIMgoOy — PolitiTweet.org

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Had to Google "feadship" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @danprimack: Exclusive: The Athletic raises $50 million https://t.co/c5ndVhs27c — PolitiTweet.org

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"They decided they weren't going to poke the bear anymore, https://t.co/AmruE3DwuP — PolitiTweet.org

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@waltmossberg @themoko Auuugh. I typed that bad. Editor would have helped. Anyway didn’t mean that reporters are better than editors. Meant that many excellent reporters become shitty editors. — PolitiTweet.org

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@waltmossberg @themoko Reporters > editors — PolitiTweet.org

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@lpolgreen I agree! I also haven’t followed any of this but it seems straightforward so I won’t. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Kyle_Whitlatch @LaurenGoode Phew! — PolitiTweet.org

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@LaurenGoode For the completists: trying a rehabbed iPhone 7 guaranteed for 90 days from amazon; debating getting the 2 year warranty. And will give @Mintmobile a shot. Thanks everyone! — PolitiTweet.org

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Ok you guys were less helpful here. Best advice came from @LaurenGoode who texted me her own story. https://t.co/lSP1RSasrh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @annawiener: chatted with @shiringhaffary about startup culture, and trying to look at internal dysfunction as a structural problem (ena… — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidcho Wait till you see my ig — PolitiTweet.org

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You guys were super helpful. Thank you! Now next q: Have you tried/would you recommend buying a used phone from something like Amazon’s “renewed” program? Want a decent but not top of the line phone, with the understanding that my kid may lose it. — PolitiTweet.org