instagram now has more users than twitter. look, i love twitter, i use it all the time.anted to be better. -- want it to be better. i don't want to say a death sentence, but it seems really bad. adam wouldure even not say it is good, and i'm sure they are addressing it. what twitter does is it provides a unique service in the market. when world leaders are talking about what is going on in their countries, they are talking about it on twitter. .e have are at handles we don't do the same thing on facebook. i am not doing a comparable facebook scrape, but i think twitter is a unique asset. the biggest challenge is how to get new user growth. mom, she wouldmy not come to twitter and know what to do, and she knows what to do on facebook. emily: personally, have you seen a change in engagement? have you considered using facebook and other platforms more because of the lack of engagement? mark: i have been pretty public about this. my consumption on twitter has not come down. my production on twitter has not gone down. what has gone up is my consumption of the timeline on face

we have herb greenberg coming on with more about twitter. but twitter losing half of its gains. in. >>> time for street talk, our check on the key analyst calls we think you need to know about. vertex pharmaceuticals, they say shares in lotthe low 90s on fut label expansions and competitive uncertainties. basically, the analysts factored in a bunch of negative stuff for the company and came away with a positive take. target 120, up 30% upside. but says on a discounted free cash flow valuation, the stock could go as high as 144. >> sounds like a hugely bullish price target raise. at the same time, look at the stock and where it was early january, just as it preannounced on its sales of cystic fibrosis drug saying it won't come in as expected, the stock was at 123 the day before. so basically the analyst is saying it should go up to levels that it had seen one month ago. >> second stock here, go pro, pipe gerting bearish ahead of the earnings report. down by 1.50, underweight rating on the stock and cutting full year estimates below consensus to account for what she's calling a re

emily: what is your idea of what twitter becomes? how will twitter involve? users want to write, they want to show their pictures, and they want to show their videos. so this been centerstage is a very good reason to allow twitter to increase on service much more. similarly, they need to do a good job of offering a photo publishing solution because it is kind of terrible right now. that said, from a longer, post perspective, they should absolutely be doing that. their audience is telling them, you know, we want to invite longer pieces. they want to do this. twitter should start listening to the audience a little bit more, giving them things and listening to their behavior, not actually two people, but to the behavior, of how people use twitter more often. emily: om malik of true ventures goa we are going to be sticking with -- speaking with you later in the show -- true ventures, we are going to be sticking with you later in the show, and cory johnson, you're going to be sticking with us, and james cakmak, thank you so much. and cisco announced it would add $

you can care that -- you compare that to facebook linkedin, twitter, twitter has the smallest audience have the most room to grow. they are not growing at all. 4.5%.ve linkedin growing you have facebook growing at 3%. twitter, facing the same universe of people as every other social media company, unable to grow users at all in this quarter and lost users in the u.s.. that is a great concern even though they are monetizing a little better. joe: on this issue of number of users, not good. they talk about all these users were not their core users. how does that look? johnson: they have given us information during the conference call about daily active users that we don't have a good metric to monitor who are the people who are most important. revenue starts to tell us that story. marketers are more effective at using twitter. they are paying more to reach those people who have some kind of influence. understand, the cynic says of course they will tell us it doesn't matter when it user growth slows but it is a reasonable argument. growth, it is declining in the u.s.. it nothing but a bad

isi think you make a -- this the argument that twitter is making, who do you want to be on twitter whoere already? the positive story and the number interesting to watch is not just the user growth or lack thereof, but it is the revenue they get for every single user. the revenue per user has steadily been increasing. that suggests that twitter can sell that better, but the market is looking at twitter and saying we are getting close to the people we want. the real challenge is to take the data they have garnered from the users of twitter and get understand them better so they can target advertising better. successsee some scarlet: in those numbers. also reporting tomorrow is tesla. alix: corey, you have been skeptical on tesla. we just heard from solar city. it seems like free cash flow is the issue. >> same story both companies, free cash flow. if you look at the free cash flow for tesla, the more they operate the business, the worse the cash flow gets. the more cars they make, the more money they lose. the same thing is true for solar city. just one quarter, 13 weeks ago, they said

a believer in twitter. i love what twitter is capable of doing.hether they are valued at the right value, that is something for analysts to put a price on. as a business or utility, for sure, they will be here and they will find a way to treat a product so they will get engagement back. twitter started trending in response. what you think about all of this, david? david: i have criticized twitter a lot for being too hard to use. people who are not like us, professional media types, have a difficult time understanding what their twitter behavior actually means and how to do it properly. i think it is also a fire hose information, the way to structure today that many people find both intimidating and very disorienting and not that useful. i'm a big believer that an algorithmic feed makes a lot more sense. emily: does twitter get through this, mark? or do they become the next legacy media product? mark: if they do not execute our materially improve their execution, you'll most likely become a legacy media property. i completely agree with david. need

twitter shares up sharply. new report from the information out this morning says mark andreason and silver lake considering some sort of deal for the social network. twitter shares as i mentioned, up this morning. they were up about 9% in premarket trading. but here with they are story is jessica lessen, cnbc contributor. jessica, give us the gist of this story. >> so valley investors are definitely circling the wagons on twitter. it's been a big topic of conversation over the past week. and i think a lot of different groups are trying to run the numbers, trying to see if there is a deal. as i reported last night, we don't know if these talks are still active. so still who is actively looking. silver lake and andreason horowitz had considered it. but i don't know that they're still looking at a deal. but people are looking at the numbers. if the price goes down, people see a lot of value. i think it's also very important to remember, though, twitter is a tough takeout target. it's got, you know, weak earnings,

-- for example twitter. the amount of time it took me to get accountability, took me days if not weeks to have them removed because the process you have to go through you are jumping through hoops and you are having to go back to screens. it's not just an order that you can buy something so have you improved that in last year and particularly twitter and how much -- how long on average would it take you to refute account? >> this is an area where we try to strike a balance in terms of making things simple for users and not increasing number of reports in the system so that it slows down my response. i'm sorry to hear that experience. we don't have an an average takedown because what we say is that we try and focus on the most pressing cases. so we will focus on violent threats and threats of violence before we focus on offensive content for example. we try to get this as fast as we can. >> going back to terrace and you have something that specific about this is terrorism so you prioritize it because to me. >

twitter is a problem. certainly this is how they spread their propaganda area western concerned about it and if twitter has enough people to monitor this. they are much more concern about face-to-face contact. that is a much more potent way you can turn a young person in a matter of weeks. they are concerned that twitter is used to send signals for people to go into covert encrypted apps where tha >> is the government. are you aware of the government having conversations with twitter to try to deal with this? >> a couple weeks ago, there was a meeting between top law enforcement officials and tech executives to discuss this. post-paris, post-san bernardino. it is clear isis plays a role in expansion across the globe. we are trying to come up with ways to serve the first amendment and protect people. >> you mentioned that. it seems like twitter is in a weird space between security and free speech. i mean, obviously, it's an issue that will come up more and more. >> absolutely. not just twitter, facebook and

you also have twitter coming out. kinds of stories after the top of the hour. >> it's very tempting to bottom fish and you try. this sort of droops there at the end of the day, breaks your heart a bit. we 4e8d the january lows, we're above it, but no follow-through at all. i think everyone agrees janet yellen did a competent job. so we're still in this situation where people are not being rewarded. >> sarge gill foil was with us, very much a chart watcher, and hess was saying 1860 is the new support, and we goth below that 1851 is the trap door and we're sitting at that number. moving until end seems to be -- down about 2%. >>> thank, bob. >> see you later. janel janellesh stay tuned for the earnings. we have ringing the bell at the big board, and it is nasdaq, it's zillow. all yours, kelly. >>> thank you, bill. we're trying to figure out what's going on with the markets today roughly unchanged. and this was after a decent rally earlier today, the nasdaq up about a third of 1%, and a lot of different aspects to watch.

twitter stock to watch, all time low yesterday, second day arrow as jack dorsey is set to report twitter at latest results, we will tell you what to watch. nicole: welcome to "fbn a.m.," what to expect for the day ahead. we kick things off with breaking news, barry sanders wins in new hampshire democratic primary, vermont senator beating hillary clinton with big support of women and young voters. sanders gets 60%, clinton has 30%. on the republican side ohio governor john kasich rises to a strong second with 16% support behind donald trump who got 35% and very tight race for third place, ted cruz holding that spot followed by a jet. and florida senator marco rubio. new jersey governor chris christie finishes sixth place followed by carly fiorina and ben carson. lauren: let's go to blake berman in manchester with more on this. was it a surprise hours end w i up? >> reporter: the surprise, what were the odds in june? donald trump and bernie sanders do so in this fashion, trump won by more votes in second and third place combined, sanders 20 points in new hampshire, both of them in victory

know -- if twitter loses the 140 character limit, how is twitter not a threat to medium? there are people writing on the internet all over the place, and, certainly, people will write longer things on twitter, but, if you look at the kinds of things that do well on medium and the way that people invest in crafting stories on medium, it is very different than along tweet -- a long tweet. years from now, what is medium? edward: we think it will be the default longform publishing. there will not be a better place for you to publish. whether you are professional, an advocate, or a person who wants to tell a story that happened, we think that's what it will be. emily: edward, thank you so much. twitter is rewarding loyalty. ceo jack dorsey is getting more equity as he seeks to turn the company around and retain talent at the top. adam bain was awarded $1.9 million in restricted stock units. he was on the show yesterday. based on twitter's current share price, that's worth about $30 million. twitter pass cto is getting $1.25 million -- twitter's cto ingetting $1.25 million rest

i think there's nothing quite like the twitter community to respond to twitter changes, so it sort ofghtens the reaction. part of the reason why they're reacting so strongly, what defines twitter is the real-time nature to it, which is why, you know, if you're within journalism, in news media, it's a great medium for us. it works well that way. you want to see what's happening at the moment. super bowl yesterday. that's -- twitter is a great medium for following along. the water cooler talk. you want to see what people are saying, given what's happened. >> this drives me crazy. what also defines twitter is being clubby and esoteric. >> crowd party. >> exactly. so change it, jack. go ahead, do it. mark zuckerberg does this all of the time, looks at the data, figures out the core product needs, makes the change. yes, he tells the community, we hear you, blah, blah, blah, but hey, we're doing it anyway. separate app for facebook messenger. by the way, the growth was huge after that. you've got to have your convictions and change, especially if you're twitter and you haven't made enough c

twitter and expedia.er, start with the site releasing a new feature where users will see the most first ratherets than in chronological order. part of the criticism drawn from twitter fans, will it change the struggling stock? sweeney joins us with more. let's bring up this chart here. this is perhaps the most important earnings report for twitter, right? in its history, very short history, as a public company. it shows the volatility has peaked at the highest level since the ipo. this is important earnings for the company. almost make or break. jack dorsey has come back to lead the company as ceo. he has to instill some confidence in kent -- in investors minds that he can jumpstart user growth. they have 320 million monthly users which in itself is a big number. , relative,ll number and it is not growing. it is unheard of in a social media context. people arere spending more time on social media. they have to broaden the usage proposition. betty: what about this change in the timeline? i don't get it. wh

and in a blog post, the company condemned the use of twitter to promote terrorism, noting that "twitter rules make it clear that this type of behavior is not permitted on our service." social media, banning terrorists from u ung twitter is like playing whack-a-mole. tom sanderson is a terrorism expert at the center for strategic and international udies. tom: social media is a tremendous tool of amplification and a multiplier of isis activities. it will be to their advantage for years i believe, or perhaps forever. limiting t tir accounts, going after social media is an important thing to do, but it will have a limited effect. fernando: sanderson also noted it is important for social media companies to "police" the internet. but the advantage goes to those who know how to exploit it. i'd like to know your thoughts. tweet me @matteroffacttv. check in on facebook or connect with our video site to view and share videos from all our programs. >> when we return, beyonce and

twitter has no proactive approach to notify law-enforcement of potential terrorist potential on twitterone of the things that is important that was discussed in congress recently was discussions about legal requirement. the fbi director was asked what he support such a proposal and he did not. one of the reasons is because they're taking down tens of thousands of accounts. they have a huge amount of information. were not in the position to judge credibility of those threats. actually you may and up in that situation. >> notwithstanding whatever the fbi felt was appropriate to the knighted states. with three guards to the united kingdom,, do you think it was right that you are the one who to determine the threshold in those circumstances, or do you believe that actually the better approach would be for that to be a legal framework that others can judicially defined when you should proactively provide information of potential terrorists on your platform. >> the problem we have in this area is from different countries around the world and they have a different definition sometimes of terro

and in a blog post, the company condemned the use of twitter to promote terrorism, noting that "twitter rules make it clear that this type of behavior is not permitted on our service." but given the adaptability of social media, banning terrorists from using twitter is like playing whack-a-mole. tom sanderson is a terrorism expert at the center for strategic and international studies. tom: social media is a tremendous tool of amplification and a multiplier of isis it will be to their advantage for years i believe, or perhaps forever. limiting their accounts, going after social media is an important thing to do, but it will have a limited effect. fernando: sanderson also noted it is important for social media companies to "police" the internet. but the advantage goes to those who know how to exploit it. i'd like to know your thoughts. tweet me @matteroffacttv. check in on facebook or connect with our video site to view and share videos from all our programs. >> when we return, beyonce and incorporating "hands up, don't shoot" into the lyrics and dance. it was beyonce who used her star po

allyson: gabrielle spoke to sean evans, and member of the twitter team about how social media and twitter have broken down the barrier between candidates and voters. gabrielle: talk to me about how twitter has changed the whole election process. >> it is the life moment. paid whether they are next to the candidate at a rally or talking to their friends about the issues that matter to them or whether they are sitting on a couch watching the debate. you are actually able, u ung twitter, to participate in the debate itself. it is like you are at the rally, every rally without actually being there. in some cases, like the debate tonight, you are able to tweet live using #gopdebate. heard lives, something i was not previously accessible years ago. >> eight years ago when we knew we were going to have someone new going to the white house, it wasn't common at the time to be able to just follow your favorite candidate on social media. >> that is exact a right. twitter has changed and allowed for much closer access to the process. you are able to follow candidates, you are able to see what rallies

is twitter concerned about that?ey have tested this excessively and have found testing shows people like tweets more and read tweet more and interact with the platform more with this sort of timeline. jury is still out. we know users were not very happy about this. they've launched the #rip twitter. has usually gotten over it. facebook has made tremendous changes to its news feed and people were upset initially but everyone figured it out and ultimately, it remains to be seen if this is a product improvement for twitter. i think it will be user growth and user numbers that tell the story. we are expecting earnings later today and we are not expecting very much. expectations are fairly low. user growth has been miniscule. some analysts are expecting user growth to be stagnant. is another story. they are expecting almost 50% revenue growth year-over-year twitter cannot-- grow its revenue if it cannot grow its users. david: jack dorsey is at the themagain and you seen down by $8.7 million. has enough time elapsed for th

you can look at the twitter account without having a twitter account yourself. there's a huge amount of information available. >> you understand the head of counterterrorism says you all are undermining efforts. he didn't name the companies but talked generally of internet companies and went on to talking about people being tipped off. david anderson in his report published in june of 2015 said that, "some service providers will tip off a customer that they are under surveillance, unless persuaded not to do so, typically by a court order." have you all tipped off customers that they are under surveillance? >> well let me be absolutely clear. i think this is an issue where some of the media reports hasn't formed a good understanding of policy. in that's why you're here so you don't have to rely on twitter and more media. you can actually tell us, have you tipped off customers that they are under surveillance? >> so the first question is are they under surveillance, we're not part of that discussion. where a specific request for user data is made to our company, t

-- for example twitter. the amount of time it took me to get accountability, took me days if not weeks to have them removed because the process you have to go through you are jumping through hoops and you are having to go back to screens. it's not just an order that you can buy something so have you improved that in last year and particularly twitter and how much -- how long on average would it take you to refute account? >> this is an area where we try to strike a balance in terms of making things simple for users and not increasing number of reports in the system so that it slows down my response. i'm sorry to hear that experience. we don't have an an average takedown because what we say is that we try and focus on the most pressing cases. so we will focus on violent threats and threats of violence before we focus on offensive content for example. we try to get this as fast as we can. >> going back to terrace and you have something that specific about this is terrorism so you prioritize it because to me. >

i want to talk about twitter.tter saying it suspended more than 125,000 accounts since the middle of last year because they appeared to be promoting terrorism. sawcompany says it still the team monitoring reports on twitter and has been working with authority to investigate whether users who tweeted about terrorism were also involved in terrorist activity. we condemnd, quote, the use of twitter to promote terrorism and make it clear that this type of behavior or any violent threat is not permitted on our service. we have known for a long time that there were potentially tens of thousands of accounts linked to terrorism on twitter. why now? >> twitter has been sending executives to the same global meetings with government officials around the world that facebook has been too, that google and apple have been to. twitter is coming to the point where they have to say, we can take care of this ourselves. you don't need to have control over the security of twitter accounts. the last thing we want to do is cede control t

twitter is a business trying to make money. is their solution to their problem. >> my problem with twitter is i am only on it when i am drunk. the next day i wake up and i go what in god's name have i done. there's an e-mail saying we need to talk to you about something. >> my guess is you get harassed all of the time on twitter but i also guess you probably deserve it. >> i do get harassed all of the time. it doesn't bother me emotionally like people complain about. people say loves comes from within. myself hatred comes from within. it has nothing to do with the people. if you can't handle it don't be on twitter. play an acoustic guitar in brak lynn or portland or cry into your tea or whatever. get off of it. know what? it is not that big of a deal i am called a horrible horrible slut every day. it is like okay your profile is avatar of a dog. >> don't go anywhere. the return of greg mail is next. it will be pure magic maybe. if you have high blood pressure like i do, many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's

and if the people can't handle being on twitter, don't be on twitter.y into your tee or get off of it. it's not that big of a deal. it's fine. it's, like, all right, whatever, your profile avatar is of a dog. >> don't go anywhere. the return to greg is next. it's going to be pure magic. maybe. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i didn't know about. othis highly sought-after device "nafrom progressiveool. can be yours for... twenty grand? -no! we are giving it away for just 3 easy payments of $4.99 plus tax! the lines are blowing up! we've got deborah from poughkeepsie. flo: yeah, no, it's flo. you guys realize anyone can use the "name your price" tool for free on progressive.com, right? [ laughing nervously ] ♪ [ pickles whines ] i know, it's like they're always on television. what? >>> it's time for greg mail. i read, he answers and then we play bocci. >>> here we go. he asks fnc, who would they get to play greg's character. question. i would obviously like to play myself becaus

when you look at twitter.t is still a very expensive name. >> if google came in here right now and bought it at $20 a share. here's a better question, would you downgrade google? >> would i -- >> meaning, would you say they're paying too much? >> i think for, it would clearly be a diluted transaction at $20 a share. but when you look at the tangibles for what twitter brings to google, you could make a case. if they could partner and get a lot of benefits without buying twitter, that's a better approach. >> the ever politic. thank you. >>> coming up, cisco is bucking the train wreck trend this morning. we'll dig through the report with an analyst, up next. and as we head to break, take a look at the currency complex this morning. a safe haven yen getting a pop. the dollar falling below 112 yen for the first time since twourts. more on this morning's global market moves, ahead. ♪ keep on liftin' ♪ higher and higher ♪ i said your love ♪ keep on 4000 articles on leukemia. in less than a second. (speaking japanese)

another week, another tweak to twitter. but this one is probably less likely to produce angry twitter fingers. https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=fh20pdcrcau) on tuesday, the company announced the creation of the twitter trust & safety council < https://about.twitter. com/safety/council> . the group is made up of more than 40 different organizations and safety experts and will help create twitter policy that cuts down on online abuse. in a press release, twitter said < https://blog.twitter.c om/2016/announcin g-the-twitter-trust- safety-council> , "with hundreds of millions of tweets sent per day, the volume of content on twitter is massive, which makes it extraordinarily complex to strike the right balance between fighting abuse and speaking truth to power." this is just another attempt by the tech company to help twitter become a safer place for users, while making sure it's not trampling on freedom of expression. just last week, twitter shut down more than 125,000 accounts

so ads that travel where twitter users go out seed of the twitter app.and also where kept where cont well. we have an ad exchange. >> but there is no inkling that you would consider committing to that data business and essentially throwing in the tall on trying to grow the user base? >> we're very committed to the data business. all the customer service examples that you have been seeing, you're stuck in an airplane because your plane got delayed, on which off p you get better service by tweeting to the airline than picking up the phone. and the businesses themselves are doing customer service because they have a chance to turn the customer moment into a marketing moment. so it's a fantastic business for us and powers all other kinds of consumer experiences. >> you mentioned your revenue growth in q4, but your guidance for q1 was less than wall street had expected. are you concerned that your ad load is suppressing your user growth? >> no. so let me talk about what we saw. as we think about q1, traditionally for brand advertisers, historically q1 is a lo

the twitter conference call halfway through. the stock was down more than 13% in the after hours session. right now it's down by about 1.2%. we'll bring you the comments from ceo jack dorsey that sent shares moving and behind the $4 million bet that we're on the verge of a massive rally in the energy space. we'll tell you what has traders so excited. much more "fast money" right after this. this bale of hay cannot be controlled. when a wildfire raged through elkhorn ranch, the sudden loss of pasture became a serious problem for a family business. faced with horses that needed feeding and a texas drought that sent hay prices soaring, the owners had to act fast. thankfully, mary miller banks with chase for business. and with greater financial clarity and a relationship built for the unexpected, she could control her cash flow, and keep the ranch running. chase for business. so you can own it. >>> welcome back to "fast money." check out some of the latest after hours action. tes larks cisco, whole foods, all moving higher and twitt

emily: we hear the rumors constantly about twitter selling.considered selling, have you gotten offers? adam: from the management team perspective, our goal is to -- is to increase shareholder value. we are continuing to see growth. 50%y: linkedin is worth what it was a week ago. is there any part of you that think maybe this would be easier orbetter if we were private if we were under someone else's wing? adam: we don't even think about that piece of it. twitter is a live platform. live is amazingly powerful for people and the business. it is our core strength. on the video side, you see products like periscope which we areintegrated into twitter incredibly compelling for both areas, consumers and the business side. we have all the right pieces in place. the business is growing and ultimately, consumers growth will be there as well. emily: why not innovate faster or bigger? do away with the character limit and see what happens. adam: we have started refining the product. yesterday, we turned on a feature. it is an extension of our while you we

can you look at a twitter account without even having a twitter account yourself. there is a huge amount of information available without having to ask us directly. >> you understand our concern when the head of counterterrorism says that you all are undermining efforts. he didn't name the companies but he talked generally of internet companies. he went on to talk about people being tipped off. in fact, david anderson in his report published in june of 2015 said this -- some service providers will tip off a customer that they are under surveillance unless persuaded not to do so. typically by a court order. how -- have you all tipped off customers that they're under surveillance? >> let me be clear. this is an issue where the media hasn't helped get us informed on the policy. >> that's why you're here so you don't have to rely on twitter or the media. can you actually tell us. have you tipped off customers that they are under surveillance? >> so the first question is are they under surveillance. we're not part of that discussion. where a specific request for user da

we just talked about twitter stocks going down.t may have factored into fidelity's valuation of snapchat, and snapchat has not been totally open, so they need to make decisions based on -- even the funding environment. emily: sarah , thank you. alex, hang on. reports of another company looking for a deal -- barracuda networks working with morgan stanley to seek potential buyers. provides cloud computing and data storage services and has lost more than 2/3 of its value after disappointing earnings. at friday's close, they fell a whopping 59%. morgan stanley is evaluating interest, which has a market value of $571 million. so far, no buyers have emerged. alex, what more can you tell us? >> barracuda hired morgan stanley a little while ago. it could be months. one source told me it was a soft process. they reached out to a few companies. that their stock really plummeted earlier, in january, after their earnings results. i think the combination of not finding any buyers immediately, close as you mentioned the stock falling 35% in one

even instagram surpassed twitter in september with 400-million. twitter has been struggling to win over new users for some time... coming up on channel 2 news this morning... a nevada lawmaker is making headlines today in connection to the oregon standoff...we'll tell you what this lawmaker has they will surrender this morning, ending the wildlife refuge standoff there. now, two public figures from nevada are involved... while the f-b-i closes in. and dozens of residents in carson city were evacuated last night... after a truck crashed into an apartment and caused a serious gas leak. and rural communities in nevada are seeing an increase in tourism. ky sisson is live in the studio to tell us why... and how you can enjoy the state's more scenic opportunities. these at 5:00 a-m. today is thursday,

you can talk to me about it on twitter. pro "factory farming."hen i was a fifth grader i loved animals and you know what i loved even more, efficiency. i loved efficiency as a fifth grader. i would have said, mom, dad, guess what. we have a great system. you crack a few eggs, but we got a lot of omelettes. >> i love it too. i love how it is made. when i was a kid i love seeing the big ribs going down the line at the meat slaughter house. >> i am not an expert. it is my understanding that meet is surgically removed from the animal which is otherwise unharmed. the other thing is the actual video could have been even more disturbing than whatever the hell that jamaican rooster was. that was like the original jar jar binks type thing. what was that? >> he teaches kids how to eat healthy food. we all know who he is. >> you recognize that quirk? >> they are lying. we saw it in fifth grade. stacy, i like the sketch of a cow with the dotted lines. that's how you learn where the cuts of meat come from. >> talked to my dad and he was a meat cuter where roc

do follow me on twitter. re ase use that hashtag the well. hong kong stocks taking a tumble and playing catch-up with the rest of the region. how bad is the damage? not quite as bad as we were at the open. >> probably not the selloff that the futures were predicting, but this hong kong hangover after the lunar new year break certainly not great for investors. the hang seng index down 3.8%. one stock has just flipped into the black. generally, quite a lot of selling. there really are a lot of those oil producers. oil prices plunged over the last two trading days, when hong kong has been closed. still playing very much catch-up to what we have seen in global equities. japan down by about 8% over the last couple of days. for nationaltoday foundation day. a little bit of a breather for japanese investors. materials off by 6%. weaker commodity prices not helping out that space. oil and gas also plunging heavily, down by 6%. let's look at some of the hong kong energy producers. sinoc ball while almost 7%. petro china coming under a lot of pressure.

when i hear it about twitter, twitter will not realize any real value from a private equity value herethey will stay the course. >> tune into the "fast money" halftime report at 12:00 noon for an exclusive interview with ceo tim armstrong at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow eastern time. coming up, crude oil thinking about 6% today and the commodities dennis gartman says there's more main to come. what he's looking and we'll tell you one dow stock that betters are trading is about to tank right after the break. >> whoa. >> much more "fast money" still ahead. >>> once you hit bottom at 2615 on a wti our going to double in 12 months from historical, you know, information, so here you are at, you know, 30 and i think -- i think you'll be 52 by the end of the year. >> that was bp founder and chairman boone pickens calling for not only 52 oil but said oil prices could double by the end of the year. dennis gartman of the gartman letter says not so far saying crude's bear market is far from over. is boone pickens nuts in your view? >> well, one would hesitate to ever call mr. pickens who is one of the gre

in granting twitter into the debate and the election cycle is something so unique to twitter. we have an opportunity to take advantage of the live moments in the conversation. gabrielle: doesn't allow the candidates to know what -- does what voters are actually concerned about? >> absolutely. you can follow the election on twitter, you can use the #gopdebate to see the live conversation. you can have the back and forth. you are able to follow the candidates you are interested in. you connect with other people that you might share or oppose views with. gabrielle: looking ahead to next saturday, we have our gop primary in south carolina. people, after the vote, you are asking them to use a certain hashtag. >> yes, it is like the sticker after you vote. we want people to use the hashtag #ivoted. gabrielle: our world is changing, isn't it? >> 140 characters at a time. [laughter] cap real: thanks. breaks it down and takes the #from location to location. encouraging people to use that hashtag during the debate. we want to encourage you to follow our livewire. it is a feat of tweets

work on twitter's pretty significant growth problems. they have great revenue but you have to have growth, sideways equals dying. >> well, and he's trying to clean up the product, too. introducing the trust and safety council. on one hand you want to make it a cleaner product, a more enjoyable product. get out the bullies. does this feel like a high school principal to you? what will this trust and safety council actually do? >> yeah, this is a huge, huge blunder and mistake. you know, the platform was built on being, you know, a free speech platform, and it has anonymity. in other words i can create an account called goldman sachs elevator and make fun of goldman sachs all day long. which is pretty easy to do and pretty fun. if you go and make it real names, which is what facebook does, it becomes safer, people behave less rambunctiously and you're going to get rid of some of the hate speech. you're going to get rid of some of the teasing and harassment but you can't make twitter or any forum like reddit, facebook or aol chat rooms, if

>> there is 320 million people using twitter and we have a variety of tools. one of issues we have is stopping people from coming back on the platform and that resembled other challenges. it is more than hundred. it varies. >> on facebook? >> we have a community operation team. we don't have a public number for that. but it does number in the thousands of employees who are part of our operation team. the vast majority do not focus on counter terrorism. we have an expert team that focuses on terrorism specifically. >> how many are in that group? >> it is not a public number we provide. i would be very happy for you to come meet some of them. you are welcome to come to our dublin office where some work and meet the team. >> right. thanks for invitation we will let you know. dr. house? >> much like facebook we don't have a public number in the size of the team. but it is a significant number. >> you have such a squad? >> we do and it is around the world. >> is it based in dublin? >> we have some people in dublin but staffing it 24 hours a day seven days a week so