Twitter, Google Further Shake Up Management Teams

The transcript discusses the financial impacts of legal charges on major banks like Citigroup, JP Morgan, and Deutsche Bank. It highlights management changes at Twitter and Google, focusing on Twitter's struggle to monetize its platform. The discussion shifts to LinkedIn's transition from a social media platform to a job recruiting tool, emphasizing its efforts to expand its role in sales and marketing. The transcript concludes with a note on tech companies' strategy of under-promising and over-delivering in their forecasts.

Which bank set aside the largest amount for legal charges related to the currency probe?

• Deutsche Bank

• JP Morgan

• Citigroup

• UBS

What is one of the main challenges Twitter is facing according to the discussion?

• Reducing operational costs

• Monetizing its users

• Increasing user base

• Developing new software

Who left Google, prompting a management shakeup?

• Kevin Ryan

• Kevin Wild

• Andy Rubin

• Vikram Pandit

What transition is LinkedIn undergoing according to the discussion?

• From a marketing tool to a sales platform

• From a tech company to a financial institution

• From a social media platform to a job recruiting tool

• From a job recruiting tool to a social media platform

What strategy have big tech companies learned from Apple regarding financial forecasts?

• Under-promise and over-deliver

• Over-promise and under-deliver

• Ignore market expectations

• Maintain consistent forecasts