Goodbye Twitter, hello x. This Monday social network A transition has begun that puts an end to 16 years of the iconic little bluebird dominated by Elon Musk. For now, the company has announced changes to its brand identity, but its mutation will go even further, turning the world’s most popular microblogging platform ever into a super-multitasking app.

There are many unknowns about the path X will take and whether Musk’s detour will eventually determine X’s path. technology industry or to be a failure of enormous proportions. Another perhaps more superficial question is what will happen to Twitter’s self-created terminology. What happens to ‘tweets’ or tweets? Will they have a new name adapted to the penultimate letter of the alphabet? Will the same be true for the verb ‘tweet’?

Musk’s uncertainty and slow communication have opened the door to all kinds of speculation. “A ‘tweet’ is now officially ‘xet‘ according to the new X help center page,” said one user with a blue checkmark. The post went viral, garnering over 1,700 retweets and 7,300 favourites.

However, this information is not correct. As of July 25, the Twitter help center does not say what this user is claiming, but continues to use ‘tweet’ and ‘tweet’ as terminology to describe the posting of messages on the social network. The viralization of the wrong message, in fact, illustrates growing problems. disinformation It was stepped up by Musk’s decision to allow monthly subscription payers to get the blue verification pin and increase the reach of his posts.

X’s, new era?

The billionaire has come up with some ideas for what the term “tweet” might be like. Asked by a user, Musk stated that they would be called. x’s. How to pronounce it is another matter. “This whole concept needs to be rethought,” the owner told another user.

For now, there is no information on how this terminology will change on the official website of the company. This may change over the next few hours, as the transition from one brand to another is slow. This website actually keeps adding the blue bird logo.