Twitter Replaces Blue Bird Logo With X Amid Expected Changes
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Elon Musk is stepping in with a wide range of changes on Twitter. Musk purchased Twitter last year, and the change to X has now gone live on the website. Musk has also said confirmed the x.com domain that will redirect online users to twitter.com.
Twitter replaces bird logo with X
In a Twitter post, Musk said that the new logo was just an interim one, indicating that a change might be seen in the future. Musk also changed his profile picture to the new Twitter logo. The official account of the Twitter social media platform has also changed its name and displayed a new image of the new X logo.
https://t.co/bOUOek5Cvy now points to https://t.co/AYBszklpkE.
Interim X logo goes live later today.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2023
The CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, said that the change in the logo will also come with changes in how the platform operates. She said that while Twitter transformed how people converse with each other, X would have features around audio, messaging, video, and payment services.
“For years, fans and critics alike have pushed Twitter to dream bigger, to innovate faster, and to fulfill our great potential. X will do that and more. We’ve already started to see X take shape over the past 8 months through our rapid feature launches, but we’re just getting started,” Yaccarino said.
Musk appears to have a liking for the letter “X.” In 1997, Musk founded X.com, which was later renamed PayPal. The SpaceX space company also uses the letter “X” in its logo. Musk also recently unveiled an AI company known as X.ai.
Twitter adopted the iconic bird logo in 2010. The logo is known as “Larry the Bird,” and it was named after the iconic Boston Celtics basketball player known as Larry Bird. Earlier this year, Musk changed Twitter’s legal name to X Corp from Twitter Inc.
Musk introduced several changes to Twitter
Since purchasing the social media company, Musk has severally said that he would transform the social network into the “X” everything app. Moreover, it is not the first time that Musk has changed Twitter’s logo. Earlier this year, he had changed the logo to the Dogecoin meme.
Shortly after Musk took over Twitter, he revealed plans to change the verification system. He noted that the social media company would phase out the old verification program, and instead, verified users would have to pay at least $8 every month to maintain their verified status. The change attracted much criticism.
Twitter also recently rolled out a sharing program for revenues generated from ads posted in the replies to creators posts. The users that have already subscribed to Twitter Blue and earn over 5 million tweet impressions per month for the last six months are eligible to participate in the program.
The payouts come despite Musk admitting that the company was still struggling with a heavy debt load and a 50$ drop in advertising revenue. In a tweet, Musk said that the company needed to have a positive cash flow before any major changes.
