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ItsjustMe

(11,253 posts)
Mon Jul 31, 2023, 02:55 PM Jul 2023

Flashing "X" installed on top of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco - without a permit from the,,

Flashing "X" installed on top of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco – without a permit from the city

"X" really does mark the spot – for a city investigation. The company formerly known as Twitter has rebranded to the letter, placing a massive light-up "X" on top of their San Francisco headquarters, apparently without a permit.

The long-standing sign identifying the headquarters as Twitter came down last week as Elon Musk announced the social media site has officially rebranded to "X." The site's parent company had already been renamed to X Corporation as Musk said he wants to create "the everything app."

"The Twitter name made sense when it was just 140 character messages going back and forth – like birds tweeting – but now you can post almost anything, including several hours of video," Musk said. "In the months to come, we will add comprehensive communications and the ability to conduct your entire financial world."

But the new sign at the company's San Fransico headquarters wasn't exactly installed up to code, according to the city.

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Flashing "X" installed on top of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco - without a permit from the,, (Original Post) ItsjustMe Jul 2023 OP
I guess codes and regulations The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2023 #1
Ahhh, newsflash, Musk. After how you've handled twitter... brush Jul 2023 #2
For the price of a small fine Pantagruel Jul 2023 #3
The new class in America is billionaire jerks Walleye Jul 2023 #4
Why the F do you rebrand the most successful social media platform of it's kind in history. OverBurn Jul 2023 #5
We need to abandon the platform orthoclad Aug 2023 #6

brush

(53,925 posts)
2. Ahhh, newsflash, Musk. After how you've handled twitter...
Mon Jul 31, 2023, 03:05 PM
Jul 2023

who the hell do you think is going to entrust their finacial anything with you and X?

The man has no idea how he's now view and how he's destroyed his once, so-called "genius" reputation.

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
3. For the price of a small fine
Mon Jul 31, 2023, 03:15 PM
Jul 2023

Musk is getting huge media coverage of his rebranding.
Smart business move.

OverBurn

(961 posts)
5. Why the F do you rebrand the most successful social media platform of it's kind in history.
Mon Jul 31, 2023, 04:48 PM
Jul 2023

Eloon is determined to make X worth nothing. Here's hoping he succeeds.

orthoclad

(2,910 posts)
6. We need to abandon the platform
Tue Aug 1, 2023, 09:27 AM
Aug 2023

Clicks to Ecks get counted. Advertisers see that count and spend money on Ecks. So links to Ecks monetize Nazis.

The late bluebird is now a psycho's rubber duckie. Don't participate.

He has 240 bill. The value could go to zero and he could afford it. The value, to him, is transgressive attention and a fantasy of world dominance. Don't give the attention.

We need a "global town square" that isn't the personal property of a Bond villain.

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