Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who helped turn the trendy messaging startup into a global town square, is stepping down amid criticism over the company’s disappointing financial performance and a recent stock slide. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who served as CEO during Twitter’s early years, will temporarily take the reins while the San Francisco company looks for a permanent replacement.
Looking the height of intensity of this news, we find out Top 10 reactions from twitterati and guess what? we find out some of the best tweets which are mentioned below. Have a look,
First announcement from twitter itself –
Our CEO, @dickc, will step down as CEO, and we’ll welcome @jack as Interim CEO on July 1 #TWTRannouncement: http://t.co/q8Ygg91jzc
— Twitter (@twitter) June 11, 2015
2. Aaron Levie (Founder of box)
Twitter under Jack was great. Twitter under Dick was great. Twitter under Jack will be great. — Aaron Levie (@levie) June 11, 2015
3. Vijaya Gadde (General Counsel at Twitter)
Can’t let the day end w/out saying how grateful I am to @dickc for his leadership and trust – I will miss him and our tequila fueled talks!
— Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya) June 12, 2015
4. Danny Sullivan (The man behind Google’s marketing and promotion and Founding Editor of MarketingLand & SEngineLand)
Couldn’t understand why when I powered back up, my Twitter stream was blurring. Dick Costolo stepping down from Twitter as CEO is why — Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) June 11, 2015
5. Even SnoopDogg wants to lead Twitter
Im ready to lead @twitter !! #SnoopforCEO
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 11, 2015
6. A follower on twitter announced it one day before via funny joke
twitter ceo: The blue lines were good but i need replies to be even more confusing programmer: i can hide some of the replies ceo: Hell yeah — leon (@leyawn) June 10, 2015
7. Comments from WSJ’s piece
representative sample of comments from @WSJ‘s piece on Twitter CEO’s exit pic.twitter.com/NaiQwgDPmd
— Christopher Mims (@mims) June 12, 2015
8. Hell Yeah (it’s really true for Jack Dorsey) Show the world
Dorsey Gets a Steve Jobs Moment With His Return as Twitter CEO http://t.co/S5wWG4gvhc — Reddit Technology (@Reddit_Tech_New) June 12, 2015
9. Even Share market applauded on this decision
Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo Chooses To Step Down, Jack Dorsey Named Interim CEO, Shares Up 3% http://t.co/IpKVcaHw4g
— Computing News (@RedditComputing) June 12, 2015
10. Last but not the least Dick Costolo welcomed Jack Dorsey on twitter
Welcome back, @jack !! https://t.co/3papmyUKg0
— dick costolo (@dickc) June 11, 2015