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They're a media company, so is Twitter.

Disney is a media company--they sell media.

Twitter isn't a media company. They don't sell media, and in fact they don't sell enough of anything to make a profit.

Twitter is analogous to ABC, owned by Disney. ABC sells ads attached to media, so does Twitter.

Twitter is analogous to ABC in the same sense that I'm analogous to Usain Bolt. We both run, but only one of us makes a profit doing it.

Disney is a content company; distribution is just a side business (e.g. Buena Vista).

ABC and ESPN (which Disney also owns) has studios and makes their own content; they're not merely distribution channels. Twitter, on the other hand, creates no content of its own.

Well, I believe the idea is a strategic partnership to help Twitter to profitability. But yes, Twitter is a media company.

Well, glad we settled that.

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