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      Twitter – New name

      Posted by Mark Johnston on July 26, 2023 at 9:11 am

      Not that i use Twitter often, but i cannot think of a worse name than X.
      I just watched the video and the removal attempt looks like it has had as much thought put into it as the name change! ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿคฃ

      anyway. i am away to post something on X. ๐Ÿค” just doesnt sound right does it? ๐Ÿคฃ

      Richard Wills replied 1 year, 11 months ago 11 Members · 26 Replies
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    • Simon Worrall

      Member
      July 26, 2023 at 9:46 am

      Electric Jesus just wants attention.

      All the time.

      • Jamie Wood

        Member
        July 26, 2023 at 11:51 am

        Yup, he’s a Tw@t

        • Craig Thompson

          Member
          July 26, 2023 at 12:02 pm

          The sign guys weren’t allowed to finish the job, tried to do it with no permits and got told to jog on by the police….. Bet musk was like “Do you know who I am” ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

          • Duncan Wilkie

            Member
            July 26, 2023 at 2:51 pm

            LOL

    • Karen White

      Member
      July 26, 2023 at 1:24 pm

      Space-X
      Tesla Model-X
      Paypal was called x.com before he changed it
      i think one of his children is called “X” also. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 26, 2023 at 8:58 pm

      I still call a Snickers a Marathon, and I think this will be very much the case with this, for years to come.
      I agree, the name change is crap!

      I think because of the shadow that hangs over Twitter with the banned accounts, suppressed news and info, election interference and more. This might be an attempt to distance the platform from all that.

      Plus, from what I understand, he is trying to completely reinvent the site to be more than just a microblogging website as such. Will he be able to do it, is anyone guess?

    • Jamie Wood

      Member
      July 27, 2023 at 7:11 am

      I thought all of the election interference & fake news was from Facebook via Palantir.

    • Colin Crabb

      Member
      July 27, 2023 at 7:32 am

      We discussed renaming ourselves to XXXPrint…

    • Richard Wills

      Member
      July 27, 2023 at 7:40 am

      Thank goodness their branding guidelines are up to date – would hate to take an order from them.

      https://about.twitter.com/en/who-we-are/brand-toolkit

      Twit_4_Bus
    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 27, 2023 at 12:24 pm

      I thought all of the election interference & fake news was from Facebook via Palantir.

      @Jamie-Wood

      Twitter was up to their eyes in it mate, I watched lots of the interrogation of senior staff in the supreme courts.
      filtering news and information, deleting posts and banning accounts and much more.
      Even during covid Top ranking Doctors and Health Experts raising any questions whatsoever about Covid were censored as false miss information and banned by closing their accounts.

      The lawyers tore strips off them live on camera, it really was a disgrace when you see exactly what was happening first-hand.
      The same applied to the 2020 US elections… why nobody has been jailed yet is beyond me.

      • Jamie Wood

        Member
        July 27, 2023 at 12:44 pm

        Doesn’t surprise me, they’re all as bad as each other. I avoid it all.

    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 31, 2023 at 3:13 am

      Well, the new X sign is up in place, and I can’t say I am impressed by it.

      https://youtu.be/75G8zyEZNIE

      • Colin Crabb

        Member
        July 31, 2023 at 8:50 am

        Neighbours not liking the strobe effects

    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 31, 2023 at 3:16 am

      I really dislike any signs, logos or letters fixed to a gantry system.
      But this one is particularly bad! The whole thing looks like it’s made using a Meccano set!
      I am hoping this is a temporary sign. Surely a bit more thought should have gone into this?

      https://youtu.be/3u-VtHgKw44

      • Colin Crabb

        Member
        July 31, 2023 at 7:53 am

        ‘City officials say erecting a sign on top of a building requires a permit for design and safety reasons. Planning a review and approval are also necessary for the installation.’

        Twitter didn’t have one

    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 31, 2023 at 10:07 pm

      โ€˜Xโ€™ on Twitterโ€™s Headquarters Faces Investigation Over Permit Violations

      An โ€œXโ€ sign installed on Twitterโ€™s San Francisco headquarters on Friday as part of the companyโ€™s rebranding is under investigation by the city for lacking proper permits, according to officials.

      โ€œA building permit is required to make sure the sign is structurally sound and installed safely,โ€ Patrick Hannan, a spokesman for the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, said in a statement on Sunday. โ€œPlanning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign.โ€

      An inspector went to the Twitter headquarters on Friday to notify the company that it was in violation and to request access to the roof to inspect the sign, according to a complaint filed with the city.

      Twitter representatives told the inspector that the sign was a โ€œtemporary lighted sign for an event,โ€ the complaint said.

      Inspectors with the city attempted to gain access to the roof a second time on Saturday, but โ€œupon arrival access was denied again by tenant,โ€ the complaint said.

      Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.

      Matt Dorsey, the District 6 supervisor who represents the part of the city where Twitter has its headquarters, said the company seemed to be in an โ€œadversarial postureโ€ when it refused to let building inspectors in. He said he hoped that it would change its stance.

      โ€œI would like to sort of extend an olive branch,โ€ Mr. Dorsey said. โ€œI think thereโ€™s a lot of people in city government who would welcome the opportunity to work with a large employer like X, and letโ€™s figure out what weโ€™re going to do with the sign, but we can have a good productive partnership with a city employer.โ€

      This is not the first time the social media company has run into an issue over signage.

      The San Francisco police stopped workers on Monday from removing the brandโ€™s iconic bird logo from the side of the building, saying that the workers had not taped off the sidewalk to keep pedestrians safe if anything fell, The Associated Press reported.

      A complaint about that signโ€™s removal was also filed with the city. The โ€œXโ€ was installed shortly after the original sign was removed, The A.P. reported.

    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 31, 2023 at 10:23 pm

      I have to say, the 2012 version is my preference. the others are terrible.

      twitter-transition-of-logo
    • Robert Lambie

      Administrator
      July 31, 2023 at 11:25 pm

      โ€˜City officials say erecting a sign on top of a building requires a permit for design and safety reasons. Planning a review and approval are also necessary for the installation.โ€™
      Twitter didnโ€™t have one

      @Colin-Crabb-1

      I think ignorance of planning etc. would be typical of them, Colin. ๐Ÿคจ

      However, a side of me suspects this is all done by design. By that I mean, intentionally being stopped by police removing the old Twitter sign. everyone taking personal video footage and sharing the disruption online, TV crews on site etc. it all appears worldwide on TV and also goes viral within hours.

      Next step, shove up a badly thrown-together rooftop sign, blinding neighbours with flashing bright LEDs and boom! itโ€™s all back over the news and the internet.
      The publicity and coverage it has gained worldwide has saved them a fortune, even if they do get slapped with a fine and told to go through the proper processes. The NEWS of X is already a hot topic!

    • Colin Crabb

      Member
      August 1, 2023 at 7:03 am

      100% Rob, it is not like they can’t afford the fines! As you say very good promotion for X.
      It looks like it was designed to fold up and move around for promotion elsewhere?!
      X sign removed at Twitter HQ after neighbours complain โ€“ BBC News

      elon-musk-twitter-new-x-sign
    • Simon Worrall

      Member
      August 1, 2023 at 8:01 am

      I use twitter a lot, i have strong opinions on certain subjects, and have a good number of followers – many of whom I call friends. I have had some great fun yelling matches with people I disagree with over the years.

      But now that the “interesting people” (blue check marks) are no longer verifiable, and the general feel of the site is somewhat oppressive and pointless, with that f++++++g (flipping) Musk moron throwing curveballs just to get attention, I am just no longer interested.

      His electric cars are time bombs waiting to go off.

      I wish he would just take his money and bugger off to Mars.

      Nobody likes him any more.

    • Mark Johnston

      Member
      August 1, 2023 at 5:50 pm

      @RobertLambie

      What the hell were they thinking when they designed the 2007 logo? ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿง

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    • David Hammond

      Member
      August 2, 2023 at 8:31 am

      I’ve just logged in to send a tweet/x and got an email from twitter to let me know someone has just logged in

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      ๐Ÿ˜‚

      It doesn’t make sense does it!

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    • Leslie Anderson

      Member
      August 4, 2023 at 11:57 am

      @markjohnston

      from 2006 – 2009 are terrible. they look like cartoons rather than a logo.
      X is a letter, so turning it into a logo wont be easy because it will just look like a font. ๐Ÿค”

    • Karen White

      Member
      August 7, 2023 at 9:37 am

      I agree Leslie, they are all bad other than 2010 – 2012.
      2023 is terrible. ๐Ÿ™„

    • Colin Crabb

      Member
      August 8, 2023 at 12:54 pm

      Finally they have released the brand guidelines & logos: About Twitter | Our logo, brand guidelines, and Tweet tools

      • Richard Wills

        Member
        August 8, 2023 at 3:29 pm

        Can’t. help. it. x-business looks so 2012

        https://business.twitter.com/en/resources.html

        business.twitter.com

        Resources and guides for X Ads

        Explore X Ads resources and guides โ€” featuring tips and best practices for X Ads, reaching an international audience, and more.

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