Jon Erlichman
@JonErlichman · Jul 24, 2023
Companies that changed their names:
Amazon: Cadabra
Best Buy: Sound of Music
eBay: Auction Web
Facebook: Meta
Google: BackRub
Instagram: Burbn
Netflix: Kibble
Nike: Blue Ribbon Sports
Pepsi: Brad’s Drink
Playboy: Stag Party
7-Eleven: Tote’m Stores
Snapchat: Picaboo
Starbucks:
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Twitter was acquired by X Corp both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the everything app. This is not simply a company renaming itself, but doing the same thing.
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.
In the months to come, we will add comprehensive communications and the ability to conduct your entire financial world. The Twitter name does not make sense in that context, so we must bid adieu to the bird.
01:52 AM · July 25, 2023 · 2M views
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