Gaston de Foix Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Two big changes to Twitter going on right now: (1) labelling for promoted tweets has become much more unclear; (2) Elmo is trying to change the name of the App to X but I understand the App Store is rejecting the name change because it has a minimum two character limit. Zorral, Matrim Fox Cauthon and dog-days 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 “Eks” Gaston de Foix and Spockydog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: “Eks” Funny but, and I shit you not, Amazon appears to own the trademark to Eks. Maybe this is why you shouldn't fall in love with a letter? Some one liners crossing my mind: 1. It's just a letter, it can't love you back. 2. Good for 8 points in scrabble and not much else. 3. I thought Numerology was stupid and then I met alphabetology. 4. The blue bird died, x marks the spot. Funny/not funny? Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 16 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Funny but, and I shit you not, Amazon appears to own the trademark to Eks. Maybe this is why you shouldn't fall in love with a letter? Some one liners crossing my mind: 1. It's just a letter, it can't love you back. 2. Good for 8 points in scrabble and not much else. 3. I thought Numerology was stupid and then I met alphabetology. 4. The blue bird died, x marks the spot. Funny/not funny? More and more I’m thinking this exercise in brand management was a dictate handed down from on high by Generalisimo Musk and not something that was cooked up as part of a coordinated marketing strategy. Gaston de Foix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 45 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Funny but, and I shit you not, Amazon appears to own the trademark to Eks. Maybe this is why you shouldn't fall in love with a letter? Some one liners crossing my mind: 1. It's just a letter, it can't love you back. 2. Good for 8 points in scrabble and not much else. 3. I thought Numerology was stupid and then I met alphabetology. 4. The blue bird died, x marks the spot. Funny/not funny? 1. Nah 2.Kinda 3.Nah. 4.Yeah, that's a good one actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Week Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 Elastic Kubernetes Service, duh. Deadlines? What Deadlines? and karaddin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Maybe Elon could rename it “Spot”, as in, “X marks the Spot”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Eks is gone but maybe eches is free, that's close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Eks Eks Eks. Done and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: 4. The blue bird died, x marks the spot. Apparently, the blue bird was a Norwegian parrot Edited July 31, 2023 by Which Tyler Kalbear, Gaston de Foix and Fragile Bird 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html Quote .... X Corp., the parent company of the social media company, sent a letter on July 20 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that conducts research on social media, accusing the organization of making “a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally, and its digital advertising business specifically” and threatening to sue. The letter cited research published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate in June examining hate speech on Twitter, which Mr. Musk has renamed X.com. The research consisted of eight papers, including one that found that Twitter had taken no action against 99 percent of the 100 Twitter Blue accounts the center reported for “tweeting hate.” The letter called the research “false, misleading or both” and said the organization had used improper methodology. The letter added that the center was funded by Twitter’s competitors or foreign governments “in support of an ulterior agenda.” Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of Center for Countering Digital Hate, said, “Elon Musk’s actions represent a brazen attempt to silence honest criticism and independent research.” He added that Mr. Musk wanted to “stem the tide of negative stories and rebuild his relationship with advertisers.” The center also said it did “not accept any funding from tech companies, governments, or their affiliates.” .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 16 minutes ago, Zorral said: Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html What an asshole. - What and asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 19 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: Funny but, and I shit you not, Amazon appears to own the trademark to Eks. Maybe this is why you shouldn't fall in love with a letter? So who owns the trademarks for Ex, Exe, Exx, Ecs, Ehx, Ehxe, Ehcs, and Ehks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 My girlfriend saw the "x" logo on our tablet and asked if I found a new porn app. Gaston de Foix, Deadlines? What Deadlines?, Luzifer's right hand and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Larry of the Lake said: My girlfriend saw the "x" logo on our tablet and asked if I found a new porn app. What porn app do you use? Edited July 31, 2023 by Luzifer's right hand Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Oop North Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 21 hours ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: More and more I’m thinking this exercise in brand management was a dictate handed down from on high by Generalisimo Musk and not something that was cooked up as part of a coordinated marketing strategy. Of course it was dumb idea. His kid is named X. Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Ormond said: So who owns the trademarks for Ex, Exe, Exx, Ecs, Ehx, Ehxe, Ehcs, and Ehks? Ex at least is taken: https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4807:u5ujed.2.10 Ormond 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 They are slow-converting "Tweets" to "posts" now so that if you refresh it shows you "new posts". Tweets are still used in various places. and the app is still called Twitter (the logo has been replaced not the name), but I think the idea is slowly remove both of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Zorral said: Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html Truth is an absolute defense… this suit is a loser and likely to cost Twitter money it can’t afford to lose. Kalbear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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