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25Jul

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From Twitter to X: Elon Musk explains the reason behind the name change

[ad_1] In an unprecedented move, Twitter has completed its rebranding to X (bar minor hiccups in removing the logo), in just three days. On Saturday, the company owner Elon Musk tweeted that he will be changing the logo for the microblogging platform from Larry the Bird to the letter X. On Sunday, he showcased the new logo and revealed that the domain x.com will also redirect to Twitter. Finally, on Monday, he added the new logo, completing the digital makeover. While many have wondered the reason behind this move, the company did not reveal the need for the brand redesign, particularly considering how iconic the Twitter brand is. But just hours ago, Musk explained the reason.In a tweet, Musk said, “Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for...

25Jul

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Elon Musk’s Twitter logo removal from HQ runs into police trouble

[ad_1] It has been an exciting 3-day period for Twitter, which is now known as X, as it completed its rebranding exercise by changing the company logo, getting an x.com redirection to Twitter, and planning big moves for a future ‘super-app'. But while the changes were easy to make online, the company struggled to do the same in the real world. As the microblogging platform's San Francisco headquarters began removing the old logo (instead of blowtorching them as Elon Musk promised), police showed up at the site to temporarily halt the process, as per a report.According to a report by The Verge, independent photographers present at the site confirmed that the logo removal process was interrupted by cops. While some claimed that it was stopped because the company did not have permits to ca...

24Jul

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As Twitter becomes X, here’s what is in store for subscribers

[ad_1] Twitter is no more! While that might be an overstatement, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform has now been officially rebranded as X. This does not come as a surprise as yesterday, the Twitter chief himself had asked his followers to create mockups for the new logo, and a “good enough” one would be chosen and be made live worldwide. Musk has now fulfilled that promise and Twitter is now officially known as X. The change has now been made live with the X affiliate badge alongside the blue tick on Musk's profile.Sharing the new logo, Twitter (now X) CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted, “X is here! Let's do this.” In a subsequent tweet, Yaccarino shared the X logo projected on a building, with the caption, “Lights. Camera. X!” Amidst the myriad of changes that the microblogging platf...

24Jul

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Twitter changes logo from Larry Bird to X, embraces the new Elon Musk era

[ad_1] It is official, Larry Bird is dead! After numerous changes to Twitter such as Twitter Blue subscriptions and limiting DMs since Elon Musk's takeover, this latest move has resulted in the rebranding of the microblogging platform. In effect, the Twitter of old is virtually dead and the new one has just arrived in a new avatar. Interestingly, instead of hiring graphic designers to create the new logo, the Twitter chief, on Sunday, had asked his followers to post mockups of the X logo, tweeting, “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow”.A few days ago, Musk also revealed that the X.com domain would be the new home of Twitter and the website now redirects users to the microblogging platform. In light of the rebranding campaign, Musk also recent...

24Jul

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As Musk rebrands Twitter, CEO Linda Yaccarino calls it “future state of unlimited interactivity”

[ad_1] Twitter has been going through a myriad of transformations since Elon Musk's takeover, with the introduction of Twitter Blue, ‘temporary' limits, and new features. Now, the microblogging platform is being rebranded after 17 years of existence, and the iconic bird is set to be replaced by a new X logo.On Sunday, Musk wrote on Twitter, “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow”, and he later tweeted a short mockup video of the X logo created by Sawyer Merritt, the co-founder of sustainable clothing brand Twin Berch Merritt, and the supposed new logo has also become Musk's pinned tweet. Twitter becomes XTwitter CEO Linda Yaccarino revealed details about Twitter's rebranding in a series of tweets on Monday, calling the platform the “future stat...

23Jul

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Elon Musk says X.com now points to Twitter.com

[ad_1] Within hours of saying that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the iconic blue bird, Elon Musk now says X.Com is pointing to Twitter.com.In his latest tweet, Musk said, “http://X.com now points to https://twitter.com/." And alongside it, he also stated, "Interim X logo goes live later today.” Earlier in the day, Musk tweeted that he's looking to make transition to the new logo as soon as Monday and that it would happen globally. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds,” Musk had tweeted early on Sunday.AP quoted Allen Adamson, co-founder of marketing consultancy Metaforce as saying that the change isn't surprising given Musk's long history with the name “X," says . The billionaire Tesla CEO tweeted last October that “buyi...

Musk Gutting Twitter Would Be a Threat to Us All

21Oct

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Musk Gutting Twitter Would Be a Threat to Us All

[ad_1] Slashing staff at the public town square belies the notion that its prospective new owner wants to make it better and healthier. With Elon Musk on the verge of taking over Twitter Inc. comes news that he plans to gut its workforce, with cuts of up to 75%. That should be a worry not only to the platform's staff and users, but for those who care about the flow of information crucial to well-functioning democracies.Musk, who is also the chief executive officer of carmaker Tesla Inc. and space transport company Space Exploration Technologies Corp., plans to whittle Twitter down from 7,500 staff to just over 2,000, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing documents and people familiar with the plans. While the 51-year-old had tried to back out of deal, the transaction looks lik...