Kyle Hagee

So if you want to get in his good graces and the good graces of the president, it helps to be an advertiser. Kyle, it's quite a contrast. Users going, advertisers maybe coming back.

So if you want to get in his good graces and the good graces of the president, it helps to be an advertiser. Kyle, it's quite a contrast. Users going, advertisers maybe coming back.

So if you want to get in his good graces and the good graces of the president, it helps to be an advertiser. Kyle, it's quite a contrast. Users going, advertisers maybe coming back.

275 million. That's Meta's threads. That number may be inflated because everyone knows who scrolls Instagram. You might see threads pop up every now and again while you're scrolling. And then as soon as you click on that, you become, in effect, a thread user. So it is 275 million compared to Blue Sky's 15 million.

275 million. That's Meta's threads. That number may be inflated because everyone knows who scrolls Instagram. You might see threads pop up every now and again while you're scrolling. And then as soon as you click on that, you become, in effect, a thread user. So it is 275 million compared to Blue Sky's 15 million.

275 million. That's Meta's threads. That number may be inflated because everyone knows who scrolls Instagram. You might see threads pop up every now and again while you're scrolling. And then as soon as you click on that, you become, in effect, a thread user. So it is 275 million compared to Blue Sky's 15 million.

And let's talk about X's finances, because I mentioned they were not in a great place. So it really needs advertisers to come back. According to eMarketer, the company is going to bring in $1.9 billion in advertising revenue this year, which is down from $2 billion last year. And in 2021, before the takeover, it was doing $4.5 billion in revenue. So a pretty dramatic decline.

And let's talk about X's finances, because I mentioned they were not in a great place. So it really needs advertisers to come back. According to eMarketer, the company is going to bring in $1.9 billion in advertising revenue this year, which is down from $2 billion last year. And in 2021, before the takeover, it was doing $4.5 billion in revenue. So a pretty dramatic decline.

And let's talk about X's finances, because I mentioned they were not in a great place. So it really needs advertisers to come back. According to eMarketer, the company is going to bring in $1.9 billion in advertising revenue this year, which is down from $2 billion last year. And in 2021, before the takeover, it was doing $4.5 billion in revenue. So a pretty dramatic decline.

Meanwhile, X's valuation has plummeted from $44 billion, which Musk paid, to below $10 billion. So it is a very important business imperative to get advertisers coming back to the platform. And it's a bet that paid off for Musk when he aligned with President-elect Trump that it would be really good for a lot of his businesses, as we've talked about on the show.

Meanwhile, X's valuation has plummeted from $44 billion, which Musk paid, to below $10 billion. So it is a very important business imperative to get advertisers coming back to the platform. And it's a bet that paid off for Musk when he aligned with President-elect Trump that it would be really good for a lot of his businesses, as we've talked about on the show.

Meanwhile, X's valuation has plummeted from $44 billion, which Musk paid, to below $10 billion. So it is a very important business imperative to get advertisers coming back to the platform. And it's a bet that paid off for Musk when he aligned with President-elect Trump that it would be really good for a lot of his businesses, as we've talked about on the show.

But we didn't talk about what it could mean for X, and it does seem like it might provide well.

But we didn't talk about what it could mean for X, and it does seem like it might provide well.

But we didn't talk about what it could mean for X, and it does seem like it might provide well.

excited. I'd love that. Yeah, this dude is 26 years old. He's already making waves in the New York City Council. You said brokers were in shambles, but they're still going to get paid. It just depends on by who. And right now in New York City is very unique.

excited. I'd love that. Yeah, this dude is 26 years old. He's already making waves in the New York City Council. You said brokers were in shambles, but they're still going to get paid. It just depends on by who. And right now in New York City is very unique.

excited. I'd love that. Yeah, this dude is 26 years old. He's already making waves in the New York City Council. You said brokers were in shambles, but they're still going to get paid. It just depends on by who. And right now in New York City is very unique.

We have a lot of listeners from outside of New York City, and they're probably thinking right now, wait, the tenant has to pay the broker fee? That is not how we do it. New York City was certainly an outlier in this regard. It goes back decades to when brokers were were the gatekeepers of the rental market.

We have a lot of listeners from outside of New York City, and they're probably thinking right now, wait, the tenant has to pay the broker fee? That is not how we do it. New York City was certainly an outlier in this regard. It goes back decades to when brokers were were the gatekeepers of the rental market.