Twitter: Elon Musk says he wants to change company’s bird logo
Elon Musk has said he is looking to change Twitter’s logo, tweeting: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”.
In a post on the site in the early hours of Sunday, the social media platform’s billionaire owner added: “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make (it) go live worldwide tomorrow.”
Musk posted an image of a flickering “X“, and later in a Twitter Spaces audio chat replied “Yes” when asked if the Twitter logo will change, adding that “it should have been done a long time ago”.
Under Musk’s tumultuous tenure since he bought Twitter in October, the company has changed its business name to X Corp, reflecting the billionaire’s vision to create a “super app” like China’s WeChat.
The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Twitter’s website says its logo, depicting a blue bird, is “our most recognizable asset”.
“That’s why we’re so protective of it,” it added.
The bird was temporarily replaced in April by Dogecoin’s shiba inu dog, helping drive a surge in the meme coin’s market value.
The company came under widespread criticism from users and marketing professionals when Musk announced early this month that Twitter would limit how many tweets a day various accounts can read.
The daily limits helped in the growth of Meta-owned rival service Threads, which crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch.
Twitter’s most recent complication was a lawsuit filed on Tuesday claiming the firm owes at least $500m in severance pay to former employees. Since Musk acquired it, the company has laid off more than half its workforce to cut costs.
Musk says Twitter to change logo to “X” from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.
From: AP NEWS
Elon Musk said Sunday that he plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year.
In a series of posts on his Twitter account starting just after 12 a.m. ET, Twitter’s owner said that he’s looking to make the change worldwide as soon as Monday.
“And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds,” Musk wrote on his account.
Earlier this month, Musk put new curfews on his digital town square, a move that came under sharp criticism that it could drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter.
In May, Musk hired longtime NBC Universal executive Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s CEO in a move to win back advertisers.
Luring advertisers is essential for Musk and Twitter after many fled in the early months after his takeover of the social media platform, fearing damage to their brands in the ensuing chaos. Musk said in late April that advertisers had returned, but provided no specifics.
生词记录
adieu 再见
go live （新系统，尤指电脑系统）开始运行;开始工作
flickering 闪烁的
tumultuous 动荡的；狂暴的；嘈杂的；喧嚣的；热烈的；欢腾的
tenure 任期，任职
depict 描写，描述，描绘；描绘，绘画
asset 资产；财产；优点，长处；有用的人
shiba inu 柴犬
surge 急剧上升；飞涨；剧增
meme 在网上迅速传播，流行起来的一些概念（或图像、视频等）等东西，可以直接解释成我们常说「梗」、「段子」、「表情包」
complication 并发症；使情况复杂化的事物；复杂化
lawsuit 诉讼
file 提起（诉讼）；提出（申请）；送交（备案）
severance 解雇费，遣散费；联系、关系等的）断绝，中断；分离
acquire 取得，获得；购得；学到；收购
lay sb off 解雇（某人），解聘（某人）
curfew 宵禁；宵禁时间
trendsetter （尤指在服饰方面）引领时尚者，开创新潮流者
lure 引诱；诱饵
takeover 接管，收购
ensuing 随后发生的
