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		jrallison on Nov 14, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter's debt assigned 'junk' status Of course. I wasn't challenging the bond rating, just the parent's notion that user engagement isn't a valuable metric for Twitter.

danieltillett on Nov 14, 2014 [–]

User engagement is not valuable to a bond holder since they see none of the upside. The only thing they care about is can twitter pay on time.

harryjo on Nov 14, 2014 | [–]

engagement -> ad views -> revenue -> bond payment

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