More changes at Twitter: Musk announces that the social network will abandon the bird

Twitter continues to modify some of its functions. Since Elon Musk acquired the social network in October 2022, the platform has gradually implemented some new features and limitations. Undoubtedly, the most controversial one was Twitter Blue. Until now. The tycoon announced on Saturday that he intended to change the well-known bird for a new logo: an X.

What's more, Musk organized a sort of grassroots contest for users to submit their new designs. The idea, he explained, is to create a logo similar to the existing one, but with two fundamental differences: the background color will be black and the bird will have to be replaced by an X.

Twitter, LinkedIn's new competitor?

Along with the logo change, the platform implemented a new feature that came along with a new company profile: Twitter Hirings. The option, only available to paid subscribers, allows users to post up to five job offers on their profile.

According to application researcher Nima Owji, this feature will allow companies using the paid version to launch various job offers that will be linked directly to the company's website, where interested parties will be able to find out more about the position offered and submit their applications:

The expert also explained that jobs will be added to the platform in a simple way. The social network will allow companies to import all job postings by connecting to an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or a compatible XML data source. This will allow companies to add their job postings in minutes, which streamlines both the posting process and the reach that the ad will have:

A function that could explain one of the first acquisitions Musk made after buying the social network: Laskie. A start-up specializing in job matching that could have been used to design this new feature coming soon to the platform.

The job posting feature will be accompanied by "Articles," another modality that, according to Elon Musk, will allow users who benefit from it to publish much longer texts to which both images and videos can be added. "This will allow users to post very long, complex articles with mixed media. You could publish a book if you want," said the social network owner.

The social network will limit direct messages

It's not all good news. The social network of the bird also announced new limitations for users who do not pay for verification. On Friday night, the company's help desk posted a message announcing that people without a Twitter Blue account would be limited in the number of direct messages they can send daily:

According to the company, this limitation is aimed at reducing the spam suffered by its users, both verified and those who do not pay for Twitter Blue. A change that was announced on July 14 and which, according to the social network, has already had an effect by reducing the sending of commercial messages by 70%: