▲ 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.
[–] 99nights@lemmy.world 37 points 3 years ago (9 children) So the rebrand comes with X promising to be an app to replace everything? X gonna give it to ya, X gonna deliver it to ya. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] dot20@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it sure sounds like X is delivering users to Mastodon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@reddthat.com 6 points 3 years ago Plot twist, Elon is a Mastodon marketer permalink fedilink source parent [–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago It sounds like he's trying to copy zombo.com (listen to the audio for at least 30 seconds to a minute - the animation is a little broken by now) permalink fedilink source parent [–] gunnm@monero.town 10 points 3 years ago (5 children) He wants something like WeChat that does everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 15 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Source it was 1%? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) He does know that Wechat is the everything app because of the authoritarian government, right...right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago I think he knows well how it works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dot20@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) Well, it sure sounds like X is delivering users to Mastodon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] And009@reddthat.com 6 points 3 years ago Plot twist, Elon is a Mastodon marketer permalink fedilink source parent [–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago It sounds like he's trying to copy zombo.com (listen to the audio for at least 30 seconds to a minute - the animation is a little broken by now) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] And009@reddthat.com 6 points 3 years ago Plot twist, Elon is a Mastodon marketer permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xapr@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago It sounds like he's trying to copy zombo.com (listen to the audio for at least 30 seconds to a minute - the animation is a little broken by now) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunnm@monero.town 10 points 3 years ago (5 children) He wants something like WeChat that does everything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 15 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Source it was 1%? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) He does know that Wechat is the everything app because of the authoritarian government, right...right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago I think he knows well how it works. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Haibane@lemm.ee 15 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Source it was 1%? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Source it was 1%? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Haibane@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Haibane@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) He does know that Wechat is the everything app because of the authoritarian government, right...right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago I think he knows well how it works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gunnm@monero.town 1 point 3 years ago I think he knows well how it works. permalink fedilink source parent