Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Elon Musk points new domain to Twitter, prepares to drop interim 'X' logo By: FOX Business July 23, 2023 at 16:11 PM EDT Twitter owner Elon Musk, who acquired the social media platform in October 2022, pointed x.com to twitter.com on Sunday, and plans to replace the bird logo with an interim X logo. Twitter owner Elon Musk is moving forward with plans to replace the bird logo currently on the social media platform with an "X" logo.Earlier this year, Musk changed the name of Twitter Inc. to X Corp.Just after midnight on Sunday, Musk said Twitter would be moving away from the brand it’s become known for, getting rid of "all the birds.""And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds," he tweeted.ELON MUSK SAYS TWITTER TO CHANGE LOGO TO ‘X’: ‘BID ADIEU TO THE TWITTER BRAND’He followed up the tweet saying a new logo could launch as soon as the next day – if it is good enough to post.Musk appeared to be following through with his words on Sunday afternoon and tweeted that the website address X.com was redirected to Twitter.com, and the interim X logo was going to go live later in the day.TWITTER'S ELON MUSK REACTS TO META PLATFORMS' THREADS SETTING RATE LIMITSIn a subsequent tweet, a fake Elon Musk account asked, "What should we call tweeting?"One user replied "Xweeting," and another said, "Xeeting," pronounced, "zeeting."In the same string of replies, a user pleaded not to change the term, saying, "Please no. We can just keep calling them tweets."Still, another user just replied, "Xpressing."ELON MUSK SAYS TWITTER STILL IN ‘NEGATIVE CASH FLOW’ DUE TO 50% DROP IN ADVERTISING, DEBTTwitter says on its website that the blue bird logo is its most "recognizable asset," adding that the company is protective of it.To match the bird logo, the home button on Twitter’s website is an icon of a birdhouse.Musk toyed around with temporarily replacing the logo in the past, particularly back in April.TWITTER HIT WITH LAWSUIT CLAIMING EX-EMPLOYEES OWED AT LEAST $500M IN SEVERANCE PAYThe blue bird was replaced by Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu dog, and the replacement helped add as much as $4 billion to the meme coin’s market value.When Musk took over the social media company in October, he faced criticism over the changes he proposed, like removing the old standard of getting verified and replacing it with a subscription service called Twitter Blue.Twitter has since begun paying social media influencers who meet engagement criteria.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERELast Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against Twitter, accusing it of owing at least $500 million in severance pay to former employees. Over half of the company’s workforce was laid off after Musk took over, to cut costs.Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report. Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Elon Musk points new domain to Twitter, prepares to drop interim 'X' logo By: FOX Business July 23, 2023 at 16:11 PM EDT Twitter owner Elon Musk, who acquired the social media platform in October 2022, pointed x.com to twitter.com on Sunday, and plans to replace the bird logo with an interim X logo. Twitter owner Elon Musk is moving forward with plans to replace the bird logo currently on the social media platform with an "X" logo.Earlier this year, Musk changed the name of Twitter Inc. to X Corp.Just after midnight on Sunday, Musk said Twitter would be moving away from the brand it’s become known for, getting rid of "all the birds.""And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds," he tweeted.ELON MUSK SAYS TWITTER TO CHANGE LOGO TO ‘X’: ‘BID ADIEU TO THE TWITTER BRAND’He followed up the tweet saying a new logo could launch as soon as the next day – if it is good enough to post.Musk appeared to be following through with his words on Sunday afternoon and tweeted that the website address X.com was redirected to Twitter.com, and the interim X logo was going to go live later in the day.TWITTER'S ELON MUSK REACTS TO META PLATFORMS' THREADS SETTING RATE LIMITSIn a subsequent tweet, a fake Elon Musk account asked, "What should we call tweeting?"One user replied "Xweeting," and another said, "Xeeting," pronounced, "zeeting."In the same string of replies, a user pleaded not to change the term, saying, "Please no. We can just keep calling them tweets."Still, another user just replied, "Xpressing."ELON MUSK SAYS TWITTER STILL IN ‘NEGATIVE CASH FLOW’ DUE TO 50% DROP IN ADVERTISING, DEBTTwitter says on its website that the blue bird logo is its most "recognizable asset," adding that the company is protective of it.To match the bird logo, the home button on Twitter’s website is an icon of a birdhouse.Musk toyed around with temporarily replacing the logo in the past, particularly back in April.TWITTER HIT WITH LAWSUIT CLAIMING EX-EMPLOYEES OWED AT LEAST $500M IN SEVERANCE PAYThe blue bird was replaced by Dogecoin’s Shiba Inu dog, and the replacement helped add as much as $4 billion to the meme coin’s market value.When Musk took over the social media company in October, he faced criticism over the changes he proposed, like removing the old standard of getting verified and replacing it with a subscription service called Twitter Blue.Twitter has since begun paying social media influencers who meet engagement criteria.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERELast Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed against Twitter, accusing it of owing at least $500 million in severance pay to former employees. Over half of the company’s workforce was laid off after Musk took over, to cut costs.Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report.