[Technology] Elon Musk and Twitter

[Stat Brother]

Cycling Mikey has a new clip, I saw it on Jeremy Vine's twitter feed.

Im pretty sure I can't post it on here - but it's absolutely glorious.
(White Fiat 500)

 

[pb21]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:

All very strange, or good marketing?

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:
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All very strange, or good marketing?

For $40B why not just create your app rather than buy a successful one, alienate everyone on there except the gammons, charge people for a useless service and then completely rebrand? He'd probably have $39B change from the budget.

Always interesting how these people who run around telling everyone what a genius they are, often get found out to be the complete opposite.

 

[Mellotron]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:
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All very strange, or good marketing?

Through Elon Musk we are able to actually see what would happen if a 14 year old edgy teenager won billions on the lottery.

I find it strangely fascinating.

 

[Guinness Boy]

For $40B why not just create your app rather than buy a successful one, alienate everyone on there except the gammons, charge people for a useless service and then completely rebrand? He'd probably have $39B change from the budget.

Always interesting how these people who run around telling everyone what a genius they are, often get found out to be the complete opposite.

He's trying to create a super app. There are a few around. I suspect later iterations of X will include payments and other financial services, shopping and other distribution and a lot more. Having Twitter gives him the access to the data of every user and therefore a worldwide user base. It's actually pretty clever.

However, considering he's fired most of Twitter's good engineers, clever is the last thing you'll be if you use the X super app for anything more that catching up on Fesshole and winding up Chelsea fans. You might as well just go out and hand over some money to some random strangers.

 

[beorhthelm]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:
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All very strange, or good marketing?

killing a well known and recognised logo and brand is generally not considered good marketing. its big enough it probably doesn't matter though.

its unclear what the purpose is, suggestions there is a bigger move to come including payments. there's a view he has unfinished business from when he ran a payment service before, fancies another go with crypto tech.

just remembered his first big business was X.com. obvious now really.

 

[pb21]

killing a well known and recognised logo and brand is generally not considered good marketing. its big enough it probably doesn't matter though.

its unclear what the purpose is, suggestions there is a bigger move to come including payments. there's a view he has unfinished business from when he ran a payment service before, fancies another go with crypto tech.

just remembered his first big business was X.com. obvious now really.

Yep, certainly seems like he has broader plans including financial services etc.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:
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All very strange, or good marketing?

Not that strange, he likes the letter x.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

killing a well known and recognised logo and brand is generally not considered good marketing. its big enough it probably doesn't matter though.

its unclear what the purpose is, suggestions there is a bigger move to come including payments. there's a view he has unfinished business from when he ran a payment service before, fancies another go with crypto tech.

just remembered his first big business was X.com. obvious now really.

And spacex.

 

[Mellotron]

However, considering he's fired most of Twitter's good engineers, clever is the last thing you'll be if you use the X super app for anything more that catching up on Fesshole and winding up Chelsea fans. You might as well just go out and hand over some money to some random strangers.

I do likeFfesshole, even if an increasing number seem made up. And I've just spent a while winding up a Chelsea fan, so yes those are the things I use twitter for.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

He originally wanted to rebrand PayPal as 'x' but the other board members said no.

As I understand it he wants to create some kind of walled app which you can use for everything (banking, shopping, social, etc etc etc). I am not sure anyone sensible would trust a penny of their money banking with Elon.

 

[schmunk]

He originally wanted to rebrand PayPal as 'x' but the other board members said no.

As I understand it he wants to create some kind of walled app which you can use for everything (banking, shopping, social, etc etc etc). I am not sure anyone sensible would trust a penny of their money banking with Elon.

He is the embodiment of a Black Mirror antagonist.

 

[herecomesaregular]

He does seem to be a Bond villain come to life. Strange world we live in.

 

[Stat Brother]

He does seem to be a Bond villain come to life. Strange world we live in.

There is no way any of the Bond villians have ever been as inept as Elon.

 

[A1X]

 

[jamie (not that one)]

He's trying to create a super app. There are a few around. I suspect later iterations of X will include payments and other financial services, shopping and other distribution and a lot more. Having Twitter gives him the access to the data of every user and therefore a worldwide user base. It's actually pretty clever.

However, considering he's fired most of Twitter's good engineers, clever is the last thing you'll be if you use the X super app for anything more that catching up on Fesshole and winding up Chelsea fans. You might as well just go out and hand over some money to some random strangers.

Creating an amazing app for a fraction of the price will give you access to the same amount of data over time. What he's done with Twitter is an absolute shambles and wouldn't surprise me if all the engineers etc he fired are now at Bluesky (which needs to hurry the f*** up) building his conqueror. That said, I do enjoy Fesshole so will hang about a little longer.

Honestly, I'm pretty sad about Twitter because it was the only really useful social media app. Probably because it wasn't really social media, not the way I used it at least.

 

[herecomesaregular]

There is no way any of the Bond villians have ever been as inept as Elon.

hugely dislikeable man but hardly inept.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Musk has rebranded Twitter as X. The bird has gone too.

New logo:
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All very strange, or good marketing?

Possibly an age thing, but it just makes me think of the Action Man villain Dr. X.

All night brainstorming session to come up with that character name.

 

[Heart and Soul]

The reactions to what Elon Musk is doing are more dystopian than the actions himself. If you get upset with Twitter changing name or logo or log-in requirements, you have clearly used Twitter too much.
It has been trash since day one, used by trash people wanting to be mean to other trash people. Little says as much about someone as "I use Twitter".

 

[schmunk]

It has been trash since day one, used by trash people wanting to be mean to other trash people. Little says as much about someone as "I use Twitter".

What a load of rubbish.

I use Twitter very little, and have never posted anything (I think) but for what it's good at, it's the best at.