▲ 2231 ▼ As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by adonis@kbin.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 320 comments fedilink hide all child comments As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.
[–] teolan@lemmy.world 105 points 3 years ago (8 children) “You should tweet that” becomes “you should X that” "You should X-create" that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] teolan@lemmy.world 113 points 3 years ago (2 children) And a tweet becomes an "X-cretion" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] notapantsday@feddit.de 70 points 3 years ago X-crement permalink fedilink source parent [–] callmepk@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago And retweet it become X-Forwarded-For it permalink fedilink source parent [–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 48 points 3 years ago (2 children) It’s just a new form of messaging called X-communication. oh wait. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mauns@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's inspired by all the X-Twitter employees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 years ago We're witnessing an X-tinction event in real time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Voli@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ain’t X-ing a term for cutting something out of your life ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sheilzy@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Yes, and I was thinking how confusing it could be. A: "Hey, did you see that trend on X?" B: "What? No, I don't talk to my ex anymore." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teolan@lemmy.world 113 points 3 years ago (2 children) And a tweet becomes an "X-cretion" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] notapantsday@feddit.de 70 points 3 years ago X-crement permalink fedilink source parent [–] callmepk@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago And retweet it become X-Forwarded-For it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] callmepk@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago And retweet it become X-Forwarded-For it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 48 points 3 years ago (2 children) It’s just a new form of messaging called X-communication. oh wait. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mauns@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's inspired by all the X-Twitter employees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 years ago We're witnessing an X-tinction event in real time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mauns@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's inspired by all the X-Twitter employees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 years ago We're witnessing an X-tinction event in real time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 years ago We're witnessing an X-tinction event in real time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voli@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ain’t X-ing a term for cutting something out of your life ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sheilzy@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Yes, and I was thinking how confusing it could be. A: "Hey, did you see that trend on X?" B: "What? No, I don't talk to my ex anymore." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sheilzy@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Yes, and I was thinking how confusing it could be. A: "Hey, did you see that trend on X?" B: "What? No, I don't talk to my ex anymore." permalink fedilink source parent