Twitter to become X?

[Heatman]

The domain hasn't changed.

Yeah but x.com route you to Twitter.com, it's only a matter of time for them to upgrade it.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Yeah but x.com route you to Twitter.com, it's only a matter of time for them to upgrade it.

Hopefully they don't.

 

[Grungie]

I think just leave it alone. People associate Twitter with Twitter not any other name, symbol, brand. Just like when Facebook changed to Meta. I still see & hear people say Facebook. I don't even know what became of the new Meta term. Anybody know?

Iirc, Meta is the new name for the company, but they’re still calling Facebook Facebook.

 

[Heatman]

Hopefully they don't.

Yeah, hopefully Elon's craziness won't let him pull the plug.

 

[Henrywrites]

Iirc, Meta is the new name for the company, but they’re still calling Facebook Facebook.

Is the new name for Twitter as a company now X?

 

[Grungie]

Is the new name for Twitter as a company now X?

Yeah, it’s apparently X Corp now.

 

[Henrywrites]

Yeah, it’s apparently X Corp now.

No wonder the icon for the app is now X. Still a bit odd for me to get used to.

 

[Grungie]

No wonder the icon for the app is now X. Still a bit odd for me to get used to.

People will get over it. I remember when websites used to have more drastic UI changes and each time they changed, people claimed they swore off of it, and still end up using it.

I remember Facebook and YouTube making some changes, and people swearing to get off those sites to protest, and 10 years later, the same people are still using it.

 

[Henrywrites]

People will get over it. I remember when websites used to have more drastic UI changes and each time they changed, people claimed they swore off of it, and still end up using it.

I remember Facebook and YouTube making some changes, and people swearing to get off those sites to protest, and 10 years later, the same people are still using it.

I will still use it for promoting my business no doubt and will definitely get used to it. At the moment, it feels odd.

 

[Heatman]

Is the new name for Twitter as a company now X?

Yep, you haven't been following up? Update your Twitter and see what happens.

 

[Henrywrites]

Yep, you haven't been following up? Update your Twitter and see what happens.

I did and was shocked by what I saw.

 

[Ash]

Stupid name, stupid logo. The twitter name and the logo were special and instantly recognisable. I don't think I'll ever call it X

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Stupid name, stupid logo. The twitter name and the logo were special and instantly recognisable. I don't think I'll ever call it X

I know I won't.

 

[Henrywrites]

Stupid name, stupid logo. The twitter name and the logo were special and instantly recognisable. I don't think I'll ever call it X

I still refer it to Twitter both in my mind and in writing.

 

[Mascot Tom]

There is a pretty bizarre and embarrassing backstory to the X.com branding that started all the way back in 1999.

So, back when Elon Musk was the PayPal CEO in the late 90s', PayPal and its competitor Confinity inc, would merge to form a bank called x.com. As the story goes, the board of directors though the idea was so bad, they basically forced Musk out of the company and changed the merged companies' name back to PayPal.

Musk bought the x.com domain name back from PayPal in 2017, and up until recently, x.com's landing page was just an X on a blank page.

 

[Revolved101]

I don't search up now what X is now lol X also has adult content sites

 

[Artisan Vistra]

I don't search up now what X is now lol X also has adult content sites

I'm sure the search results will show you the social media site even if you search Twitter.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Rumor has it they wanna remove the block feature *facepalm* .

 

[Sebitude]

Rumor has it they wanna remove the block feature *facepalm* .

Yeah they're saying it's a pointless feature which I don't really agree with but they'll do it anyway.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Rumor has it they wanna remove the block feature *facepalm* .

Got to make it free