''Will Employees Be Called X-Men?'' Elon Musk's Renaming Of Twitter Sparks Hilarious Memes
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The blue bird logo had served as Twitter's visual identity since its inception, but it has now been replaced by a striking 'X.'
Twitter has replaced its iconic bird logo with the letter "X" as its new official logo, marking the latest major shift since Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform. “X dot com now points to Twitter dot com. Interim X logo goes live later today," Mr Musk tweeted. Bye our friend🙏🏻 You will be missed.#TwitterX#TheX#GoodbyeTwitter#TwitterIsDead#RIPTwitterpic.twitter.com/XQE6OB2CoM Twitter Twitter X pic.twitter.com/xYtqS3qnSR Rumors says that #ElonMusk is inspired by Teja for changing Twitter symbol to 'X'#TwitterXpic.twitter.com/DSphtxr6hr New names for Twitter employees after #Elon#Musk decides to change #Twitter's name to 'X'#TwitterXpic.twitter.com/nObXRGShbo When Twitter's new logo reminds you of your X. 😅#TwitterX#TwitterLogo#Twitter#ElonMusk#TwitterBird#TwitterBlue#RIPTwitterpic.twitter.com/q400VRB61k https://t.co/rEJXEFsVSi sounds like an adult site.. The logo is also extremely basic.."They are X'ing each other..""I'm sending out an X"Are we X Men now?Just keep it as Twitter and update the bird Elon! #TwitterX #Elon Musk turning Twitter into Twitter #X#TwitterX#ElonMusk#TwitterLogopic.twitter.com/p54AUDcJQh Goodbye twitter, it's been a good run though . #RIPTwitter#Xpic.twitter.com/8K4F6n0cwH I wonder if tweetsWill now be called x'sOr exes or xx..For example:Did you read my X?I have sooo many Xs to readJust send me an XI got 3 exes in a row…xxx 💁🏻♀️Will I no longer be a tweeterAm I an X, Ex??? Exer??😱😱😱🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️#TwitterLogo#Tweet#X The X we were looking for in mathematics, Elon Musk has finally found it and made it a brand , wow 😀 My last post on Twitter. #GoodbyeTwitterpic.twitter.com/klKvTeJzQK are we now calling tweets X-files? i'll see my way out #TwitterX
Twitter, founded in 2006 and whose name is a play on the sound of birds chattering, has used avian branding since its early days. The blue bird logo had served as Twitter's visual identity since its inception, but it has now been replaced by a striking white 'X.'
Soon after the announcement, Twitter's new identity and name started trending on the microblogging website, sparking a flurry of hilarious memes and jokes. Many were curious to know what the X.com users and employees would be called, and what Mr Musk will be called from here on.