{"id":8665,"date":"2023-01-19T06:39:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/100000-for-a-bird-statue-the-results-of-the-twitter-office-auction-are-in\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T06:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:39:46","slug":"100000-for-a-bird-statue-the-results-of-the-twitter-office-auction-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/100000-for-a-bird-statue-the-results-of-the-twitter-office-auction-are-in\/","title":{"rendered":"$100,000 for a bird statue: the results of the Twitter office auction are in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlights of the sale following Elon Musk\u2019s chaotic takeover of the company include kegerators and a planter<\/p>\n

What do you get the tech fan who has everything? Perhaps a statue of Twitter\u2019s bright-blue logo, for a mere $100,000.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what the priciest item went for at an auction of the company\u2019s office supplies, according to the BBC<\/a>. The sale marks the latest episode in the continuing saga of Elon Musk\u2019s $44bn takeover of the company, which has generated seemingly endless chaos \u2013 from sudden policy changes to the elimination of thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n

A 10ft tall neon Twitter sign, perhaps a nice companion piece to the statue, sold for a mere $40,000.<\/p>\n

A 6ft tall planter in the shape of the @ symbol \u2013 which is, of course, an icon of the platform \u2013 closed at $15,500, according to SFGate.<\/p>\n

A conference table made from reclaimed wood closed at nearly $10,500.<\/p>\n

A fancy espresso machine from La Marzocco went for about $13,500 \u2013 less than half its retail value \u2013 while an Eames chair apparently saw added value thanks to its Twitter associations. Normally, it would go for $1,195, but Twitter\u2019s chair went for at least $1,400, as a company engineer pointed out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nHighlights of the sale following Elon Musk\u2019s chaotic takeover of the company include kegerators and a planter
\nWhat do you get the tech fan who has everything? Perhaps a statue of Twitter\u2019s bright-blue logo, for a mere $100,000.
\nThat\u2019s what the priciest item went for at an auction of the company\u2019s office supplies, according to the BBC. The sale marks the latest episode in the continuing saga of Elon Musk\u2019s $44bn takeover of the company, which has generated seemingly endless chaos \u2013 from sudden policy changes to the elimination of thousands of jobs.
\nA 10ft tall neon Twitter sign, perhaps a nice companion piece to the statue, sold for a mere $40,000.
\nA 6ft tall planter in the shape of the @ symbol \u2013 which is, of course, an icon of the platform \u2013 closed at $15,500, according to SFGate.
\nA conference table made from reclaimed wood closed at nearly $10,500.
\nA fancy espresso machine from La Marzocco went for about $13,500 \u2013 less than half its retail value \u2013 while an Eames chair apparently saw added value thanks to its Twitter associations. Normally, it would go for $1,195, but Twitter\u2019s chair went for at least $1,400, as a company engineer pointed out. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Highlights of the sale following Elon Musk\u2019s chaotic takeover of the company include kegerators and a planter What do you get the tech fan who has everything? Perhaps a statue of Twitter\u2019s bright-blue logo, for a mere $100,000. That\u2019s what the priciest item went for at an auction of the company\u2019s office supplies, according to …<\/p>\n

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