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Elon Musk kills the Twitter brand: Welcome to the age of X

X marks the spot where birds once tweeted. Kim Davis on July 24, 2023 Overnight, the iconic blue bird icon was removed from the desktop version of Twitter and replaced by a stark, monochromatic letter X. The same change will shortly be made on the mobile version, the company confirmed. The change is also said … Continue reading Elon Musk kills the Twitter brand: Welcome to the age of X →

Elon Musk says Twitter is scrapping its bird logo in favor of the ‘X’

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By Anne D’Innocenzio—Associated Press July 23, 2023 Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the famous blue bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of posts on his Twitter … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter is scrapping its bird logo in favor of the ‘X’ →

Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send

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Twitter is trying to fix the verified DM spam problem it created Karissa Bell @karissabe Twitter has gotten worse in a number of ways since Elon Musk introduced paid verification. But one of the most consistently annoying has been the sharp uptick in DM spam. Now, Twitter says it’s making a change … Continue reading Twitter is limiting the number of DMs unverified users can send →

Twitter May Be The Backbone Of Tucker Carlson’s New Media Company

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Twitter May Be The Backbone Of Tucker Carlson’s New Media Company by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 14, 2023 Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are working to raise “hundreds of millions of dollars” to create content for a new media company that would potentially use Twitter as its backbone. Longer versions of … Continue reading Twitter May Be The Backbone Of Tucker Carlson’s New Media Company →

Top brands are getting more engagement on Threads than on identical posts for Twitter: report

Branding Engagement

By Michael Grothaus July 14, 2023 Though Threads has existed for barely a week, the new social media platform is by some measures already a resounding success for Meta. Within five days, Threads garnered 100 million users—the fastest-growing user base in history. But Threads also seems to be a win for brands, at least … Continue reading Top brands are getting more engagement on Threads than on identical posts for Twitter: report →

Twitter finally begins paying some of its creators

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Elon Musk claims Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with Blue subscribers Kris Holt @krisholt Twitter Blue subscribers will receive a cut of revenue from ads that appear in their reply threads, CEO Elon Musk said. The new program starts today, Musk noted, but he hasn’t yet provided additional details about how it … Continue reading Twitter finally begins paying some of its creators →

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app

Twitter Under Legal

By Associated Press July 07, 2023 Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform. In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app →

Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter

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Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 6, 2023 Threads — Meta’s newly launched Twitter clone — opened its doors with a ready-made user base after deciding to migrate people to Threads from Instagram. At launch, the platform is available on iOS and Android in 100 … Continue reading Threads, Data Or Not, Giving Brands Somewhere To Go Other Than Twitter →

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app

Twitter Under Legal

Meta’s Threads app is here to challenge Twitter Karissa Bell @karissabe Threads, Meta’s text-based app to challenge Twitter, is now official. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new service one day ahead of the July 6th launch date that appeared in app stores earlier this week. Meta has begun rolling out the new service around … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app →

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

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By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that →