{"id":17939,"date":"2023-07-26T08:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=17939"},"modified":"2023-07-26T08:09:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:09:38","slug":"twitter-x-xblue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=17939","title":{"rendered":"Twitter’s and Twitter Blue’s handles are now @x and @xblue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every day, Twitter users get a new edition of “looks like he wasn’t kidding about this.”<\/p>\n

Ever since Twitter owner Elon Musk abruptly started tearing down the Twitter brand<\/a> and replacing it with X, users were wondering: Will any vestige of the old name remain, or is Twitter changing everything? <\/p>\n

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Well, the company’s official handle on X (yes, that’s what we’ll have to start calling it now) has now changed to @X<\/a>, while the company’s Twitter Blue account now x’s<\/a> (we know) at @XBlue<\/a>. Other important company accounts, such as @TwitterSupport <\/a>and @TwitterDev<\/a>, have been moved as well – though not always with an “x” in front; for example, the support account is now just @Support<\/a>, while the account for developers is @XDevelopers<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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As for @Twitter, its tweets are protected while its bio now says: “This account is no longer active. Follow @x or updates.” Other legacy accounts, such as @TwitterBlue and @TwitterSupport, have simply been deleted. <\/p>\n

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At one point, it was uncertain<\/a> how Twitter would get a hold of the @X account, as it belonged to co-founder of event photo company Orange Photography<\/a> Gene X. Hwang. It appears, however, that Hwang and Twitter have worked things out, as Hwang moved to the handle @x12345678998765<\/a>, tweeting<\/a> “Alls well that ends well” on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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These latest changes are another step towards Musk’s vision of subsuming Twitter into the far broader X brand, which will include finance<\/a> and will (according to Musk) one day become<\/a> “the most valuable brand on Earth.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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