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Indeed. When you're talking about image, "hey guys it doesn't necessarily mean elephant farts" doesn't work. Even ignoring that, the word "tweet" viscerally fe
by chefandy 5y ago
Indeed. When you're talking about image, "hey guys it doesn't necessarily mean elephant farts" doesn't work.
Even ignoring that, the word "tweet" viscerally feels light, nimble, quick, and sharp. Toot feels heavier, duller, and more imposing. To end users, the interface is the software and no amount of technical or logistical impressiveness will overcome something being viscerally off-putting. It needs to become attractive in spite of that.
- rapnie 5y ago> Even ignoring that, the word "tweet" viscerally feels light, nimble, quick, and sharp. It did, until Twitter spoiled that. Hearing 'tweet' I somehow get associations with 'trump' (also slang for fart in British English, btw) and 'musk' (a strong odor).
- chefandy 5y agoSure— nothing that visible will stay untarnished forever. Not to everybody, anyway. Starting out pre-tarnished makes it a lot harder to get enough adoption for a brand to withstand that, especially for an image-focused product. Facebook only had the opportunity to become a sad hot mess because they affected preppy ivy league exclusivity instead of launching as "OpenPorpoisePost.org" or some other FOSSy name. We'd never have heard of H&M had they been named "Tootin' Duds".