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Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] cloudless@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

Good name for anticipating the eXodus.

[–] llama@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It would actually take serious effort to think of a worse name. Besides everyone knew what Twitter and tweeting are. Incomprehensible decision.

[–] toasteranimation@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Symbolizing the killing of the whole thing.

[–] Macaque@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The platform formerly known as Twitter.

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[–] nl4real@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Elongated Muskrat continues to deliver on the endless entertainment.

[–] Mateoto@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The new name goes well with the audience as they already use extensively nazi swastika symbols as an expression of opinions.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Fat Idiot went full cuckoo.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Thank you, Elon, absolutely genius business decision! I was really put off using a website with a highly recognisable and long lived brand, finally this solves the biggest issue I've had with Twitter since the takeover. It was such a huge issue before that it eclipsed everything else, I don't even think there are any other glaring issues. Can't wait to log back into Twitter now after this! Oh shit I mean ... X or whatever.

[–] halfsleeveprontocool@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

what were they thinking?

[–] Thrawne@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Elon is trying to get the Crest from Birdmans Helmet.

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The Favicon is still the bird.

Twitter simply stopped using a staging environment or any QA before pushing anything live, it seems.

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[–] avater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂 that dipshit really did it

[–] Szymon@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does Xerox have a social media app now?

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[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

man i hope he buys reddit and runs it into the ground. he seems to be really good at tearing down social media companies.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

The guy running Reddit seems to be doing a good job of tearing down himself.

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[–] Magzmak@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What if Elon and Zack are in this together and Zack promised Elon a chunk of the shares for making threads successful by destroying the competition of Twitter with something more profit producing. Elon's reputation is just the sacrificial goat for making threads a success for both billionaires.

Puts aluminum hat back on.

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