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RIP Twitter, Tweets, etc.
FR ^ | July 28 | RF

Posted on 07/28/2023 10:28:42 PM PDT by RandFan

RIP Twitter and even "Tweet".

Get used to NOT typing it.

A Tweet is now a 'Post" on there.

Twitter is now X.

The apps in the app stores have the new logo and an intro screen.

And soon it will go into dark mode by default.

Interesting times!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: internet; musk; socialmedia; tweet; twit; twitter; x
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To: CatHerd
One of the guy’s other companies shot a Falcon 9 last night carrying Starlink satellites to orbit, then tonight (Friday) he shot a Falcon Heavy (aka “BFR”) into orbit carrying a school bus-sized Hughes comms satellite. Both launches were flawless, and all three boosters were recovered safely, to be reused. Tonight’s were the 211th and 212th such recoveries.

I don’t really care what he does with Twitter/X. It’s a social media platform, providing a service that’s fun for some, interesting for some, but hardly essential for … well, anything. If it goes away, I might miss it a little, but not the way I miss $1.79 gas, affordable groceries, or even my not-too-far-away kids.

21 posted on 07/28/2023 11:30:27 PM PDT by umbagi (Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. [Twain])
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To: mass55th

“....at 76, time is too precious to spend on those sites.”

Turns out that FR remains a premium channel.

But you already know that.


22 posted on 07/28/2023 11:47:35 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: umbagi

Rocket “Scientists” apparently still know what they are doing.

Well Done!

Continue on.


23 posted on 07/28/2023 11:51:02 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: RandFan

Big big fan of dark mode.


24 posted on 07/29/2023 12:49:54 AM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: CatHerd

Let’s hope so. It just caused trouble especially for trump. The best thing would have been when he became president they didn’t allow him access like they took obama’s blackberry from him. There was precedent.


25 posted on 07/29/2023 3:56:52 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: RandFan

Never used it. Don’t care.


26 posted on 07/29/2023 4:11:04 AM PDT by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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To: RandFan

The functionality is the same.

Perhaps (gasp!) somewhat improved.

Even for those of us who don’t pay for Blue Checks or whatever will replace them.

Who cares what it’s called?


27 posted on 07/29/2023 4:12:03 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: frank ballenger; mass55th
So you’re the other one. You and I are obviously outlaws who found a way to disguise our oddball profiles on a forum allowing screen name anonymity. I’m also not on Facebook or Instagram.

You two are not alone.

28 posted on 07/29/2023 4:16:09 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: umbagi

Excellent perspective in that post.


29 posted on 07/29/2023 5:48:31 AM PDT by tomkat (SOTU = FUBAR)
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To: RandFan

I just looked up x.com and found this wiki info.

X.com was an online bank co-founded by Elon Musk, Harris Fricker, Christopher Payne, and Ed Ho in 1999 in Palo Alto, California. In 2000, Musk was interested in merging with competitor Confinity Inc., a software company also based in Palo Alto, because it had developed an easy payment system. The merged company changed its name to PayPal and the X.com website redirected to PayPal.

In 2002, eBay bought PayPal for US$1.5 billion. In 2015, PayPal was spun off and became an independent company. As of July 23, 2023, the X.com website redirects to Twitter after Musk decided to rebrand the social networking service as X following his acquisition.

So Elon has owned x.com all along. Smart business move to keep it after selling the business.


30 posted on 07/29/2023 7:32:41 AM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: metmom; frank ballenger; mass55th

Count me out as well…


31 posted on 07/29/2023 9:01:03 AM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: Persevero
"Count me out as well…"

👍🏻

32 posted on 07/29/2023 10:17:52 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: metmom
"You two are not alone."

👍🏻

33 posted on 07/29/2023 10:18:28 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Stravinsky

Great decision.


34 posted on 07/30/2023 11:01:13 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: CaptainK
It's also x.com which sends you to Twitter as well.
Plus X is vastly superior to what old Twitter used to be.
35 posted on 07/30/2023 11:07:44 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: Ciaphas Cain

What on earth are you talking about?


36 posted on 07/30/2023 11:12:20 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: mass55th
I joined Twitter after Musk took over.
Its been a great experience.
Being able to post to the greatest man on the planet (Elon Musk) and other great men and even sometimes get replies and debates, is just great.
Plus going hard core on the far left crazies is wonderful.
37 posted on 07/30/2023 11:23:57 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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To: RandFan

I love it now

No more yanked posts

Not sure strategy here honestly


38 posted on 07/30/2023 11:26:46 PM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: SmokingJoe

There is (or was) a feature of Twitter, where you could set up an embedded widget on your site, blog etc. that showed your most recent tweets. It was a very nice thing to have, an additional way to engage your audience. Instead of them having to go to your Twitter profile page, it delivered your latest tweets on you blog or whatever’s page.


39 posted on 07/30/2023 11:30:58 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain ("No matter where you go, there you are.")
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To: SmokingJoe; Pelham

Agreed

Sourpusses here-gonna puss

You can count on it

Like my wife will usually so no immediately before thinking or the more complicated “I don’t care” when asked where to eat or where to go tonite lol

It’s reflexive in late middle age

And this is an older age forum no question of that

Being always negative is a manifestation of avoidance syndrome

(Too much therapy time eh wardaddy ? Lol)


40 posted on 07/30/2023 11:33:01 PM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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