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Coming up this evening at 9 p.m., "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomes two of the most innovative and influential businessmen in the United States, as Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Starbuck's Howard Schultz join the program to share their philosophies on entrepreneurial spirit, and "Keeping America Great."
With details of their partnership being made official on Wednesday, it's revealed that the coffee boss will join forces with the micro-blogging wizard, using Dorsey's newest venture, a payment company called Square.
It has been just six years since the launch of Twitter, and though the technology has seemingly rewritten the book on social media, Dorsey admits to still perfecting the model:
"There have been a few incidents recently involving Twitter, where your sense of grown-up corporate responsibility has to kick in," says Piers Morgan, referring specifically to a journalist publishing an NBC executive's email address and subsequently having his Twitter account temporarily suspended. "You're so big, so powerful, the repercussions of what people do on Twitter, could have very lasting effects."
"The world took to it. It grew, and grew, and grew. And it grew extremely fast, and we've had to learn extremely fast as well," says Dorsey of the company that currently boasts 500 million users. "This is a learning moment, it's a learning opportunity. It's something that we spent a lot of time inside the company talking about, thinking about. But we always want to defend our users' voice. We always want to make sure that everyone has access to this technology."
Though he certainly has access, and now a partnership with the chairman, Schultz would be a likely candidate to take to Twitter. But that's not the case:
"Do you tweet?" Morgan asks the latte lynchpin, though he already knows the answer.
"I do not," Schultz laughs embarrassedly. "I have so much going on in my life, that I feel if I add one more thing...I just don't have the time."
Confident in his product, and new partner, Dorsey adds simply, "We'll get him on."
Watch the clip, listen to the interviews, then tune in this evening at 9 p.m. as the two corporate powerhouses share further details of their new venture and share their independent opinions on how to improve the economy in America.
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Mr morgan I wanted to tell you that Canada & Australia have very strict gun laws and they have shootings.I feel if
American want to own guns it is their right.I thimk it is not right for you to come to this country and make a darn good living and try to question our policys.I do know that in great britain they have gun controls so the people there use backpack bombs etc. What is the big differance? I know we have our problems in our country so do others .
What makes you think Piers Morgan does not have the right to his openion? This is his show if you don't like it go turn on Fox Tv or all the other crap Tv shows there are. Piers has every right to feel guns should be banned. America is the only country in the world that has the highest amount of guns and the highest amount of gun related crime. Are you a native Indian ? I guess not. Get real please.
Enjoyed the interview with Shultz and Dorsey. Have a trivial question: who does Mr. Dorsey's shirts? Love the collar design. I want one or several.
Best regards,
DC
what the fk with cnn and the worst of the worst piers morgan
Mr. Morgan,
Why are you asking Twitter, Square & Starbucks about America? They don't represent America.
Great for Twitter, Square OR Starbucks to say "repatriate America"....whatever that means...Do these companies manufacture their web hosting products (electronic computer components, wires, electronic boards, etc.) in the USA? Do they web host them in the USA? (doubtful) Is twitter really maintained in the USA other than the corporate office? Is Starbucks coffee manufactured in the USA? Do they even sell a coffee cup or mug manufactured in the USA, not China? I don't know. I used to shop at Starbucks, but since your interview this evening, I've had my last cup. These are not the kinds of companies to speak with about the future of America, because the only thing they do here besides reside is benefit from it. Yes, benefit from it.
Yes. They do employ. But that's it. They don't manufacture anything here. What good is the service to provide only the things manufactured elsewhere? Not much. Who in the developing world really wants to tweet (if that's even what you call it) or Square (probably not even square up) or for goodness sakes buy a cup of coffee that costs as much if not more than a day's pay ? Does CNN/TIME/WARNER own most of Starbucks & Twitter & Square now too?
Piers, you all seem to miss the point concerning Bain Capital V the dead women! The fact is Bain did bankrupt many companies, and in so doing was able to Steal (legally of course) the Pension funds, which had been paid for and earned by the many workers that they put out. The Pension Funds of those companies was CASH and securities, set aside for retirement and health benefits of those workers. They were robbed!!! Many of those older workers were never able to recover and ended up on Public un-employment, then welfare, food stamps, medicare and finally Social Security. All paid for by the people out of taxes. It is much worse than stealing candy from a baby.
Your defense of the shoddy disgusting business practice's of Bain Capitol and Mitt Romney, has caused me to finally turn off your show forever.
For my reasoning, please see the reply above from "Fritz"....he said everything I needed to say, except maybe, PLEASE go home to YOUR country...and PLEASE enjoy your millions, and your primo health care while the rest of us here in the U.S. suffer and die, because we can't even go and get a simple PAP SMEAR that might save our lives.
But you rich folks don't need us peons around if you can't get any LABOR out of us, so, if we are sick, we might as well die, right? If we cannot serve you, what good are we?
People like you make me sick, and almost look forward to my croaking, so as not to have to put up with drivel like yours EVER again.
i hope that rossane will be talking about the mk ultra & monarch project involing cathy o'brien and the bush family and the remney family.
starbucks is part of an organized cult... just look at their main (logo) masscott! this has to stop!
Learning not how to get caught red-handed more like.
Piers,
I watched the Starbucks segment and was honestly left with the impression that Starbucks have as much clue about technology futures as they do about fresh bakery products. Everybody and their auntie is trying to get a slice of the payments market and Square may or may not manage to get their share, but the real question in my mind is why haven't Starbucks already implemented NFC terminals (e.g. PayPass) which would work with the NFC device I already have in my phone? Scanning barcodes? How 1970s!
On another subject, please get with your buddy Anderson Cooper and look at how he is using Google+. Twitter is all very well but day by day I notice that I get more information and less noise on my Google+ stream. Besides, there is a fake profile in your name on Google+ which could do with being removed.
Generally like the show so sorry to grumble!
David
I just heard Piers interview with Drew Peterson's attorney and couldn't believe it when Peterson's attorny portrayed Drew as the victim because he has been thrown in a small cell and deprived of his rights. Isn't that how Peterson made his money all his life? By throwing people in cells? It's disappointing that Piers didn't call him on that remark. I feel that he is still naive when it comes to American culture/history. Decent fellow, tho'