The iconic blue bird logo is what immediately comes to mind when thinking of Twitter. But things have changed now. After the Doge meme logo the new Twitter logo, chosen by Elon Musk, replaced the iconic blue bird with a modernized ‘X’. And people have been talking about it!
The official name of the website was changed from Twitter to ‘X Corp’ on March 15, not long after Musk took over as CEO.
Musk updated his profile info to read “X.com,” a domain URL that now connects to user pages on Twitter, whilst the new logo was being surveyed.
Musk and Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino said the modification is part of a wider overhaul that would get rid of all traces of the Twitter and bird logos.
The ‘X’ logo, according to reports, is part of a bigger initiative to turn Twitter into an “everything platform” modelled after China’s WeChat, which would enable users to do everything from make transactions to book hotels.
Memes have taken over Twitter since the microblogging site’s logo changed. According to a common joke, Musk “fired” the bluebird, hinting at the contentious mass layoffs at Twitter.
Twitter’s current CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted the following after the company’s new logo was unveiled- “It’s an exceptionally rare thing – in life or in business – that you get a second chance to make another big impression. Twitter had made a massive impression and changed the way we interact. Now, X will go further, transforming the global town square.”
She also further tweeded-
Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year with the goal of eliminating the bots while maintaining free speech. But since then, this microblogging site has experienced a lot of noticeable changes. Many of these changes—including significant layoffs, the appointment of a new CEO, and the introduction of paid and global access to the blue ticks—were met with conflicting responses and are being discussed even today.
