Elon Musk Names Linda Yaccarino as New Twitter CEO: What You Should Know
Summary
Elon Musk on Friday announced that Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversals former head of advertising, will take over the role of Twitter CEO. On Friday, Musk said hell remain in charge of product design and new technology as Twitters CTO, while Yaccarino will focus on business operations. Yaccarino worked at NBCU for more than a decade, most recently serving as chairman of global advertising and partnerships, according to The Wall Street Journal. With Musk continuing to lead the apps product design, its unclear what impact Yaccarino will have on peoples everyday experiences on Twitter. The company also revamped its Twitter Blue subscription, adding features like longer tweets and text formatting, but also causing confusion and backlash over verified check marks.