return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoRIP Twitter Dot Com: Elon Musk Moves Social Network to X Web Addressvariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkRIP Twitter Dot Com: Elon Musk Moves Social Network to X Web Addressvariety.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squaremacrocephalic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s so much so that every news article that quotes it still says “X, formerly Twitter”.
minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHD@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s because X means absolutely nothing. It’s a letter commonly used to fill in blanks. It’s an awful name for any company/brand.
minus-squareCybermonk_Taiji@r.nflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoRemember that “brand X” is the lesser brand that advertising uses when they can’t directly name their competitors. Brand X is inherently the cheap crap no name brand.
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve seen and prefer “Twitter, now X”.
It’s so much so that every news article that quotes it still says “X, formerly Twitter”.
That’s because X means absolutely nothing. It’s a letter commonly used to fill in blanks. It’s an awful name for any company/brand.
Remember that “brand X” is the lesser brand that advertising uses when they can’t directly name their competitors. Brand X is inherently the cheap crap no name brand.
Love that Joker
I’ve seen and prefer “Twitter, now X”.