{"id":29665,"date":"2022-07-22T16:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=29665"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:10:16","slug":"is-twitter-a-real-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird","title":{"rendered":"Is Twitter a Real Bird?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a537d027bea0\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a537d027bea0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a537d027bea0\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird\/#Is_Twitter_a_Real_Bird\" title=\"Is Twitter a Real Bird?\">Is Twitter a Real Bird?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird\/#Larry_Bird\" title=\"Larry Bird\">Larry Bird<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird\/#Larry_Sarver\" title=\"Larry Sarver\">Larry Sarver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird\/#Larry_Sarvers_basketball_career\" title=\"Larry Sarver&#8217;s basketball career\">Larry Sarver&#8217;s basketball career<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-twitter-a-real-bird\/#Larry_Birds_influence_on_Twitter\" title=\"Larry Bird&#8217;s influence on Twitter\">Larry Bird&#8217;s influence on Twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Twitter_a_Real_Bird\"><\/span>Is Twitter a Real Bird?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YQF2SAo.jpg\" alt=\"Is Twitter a real bird\" align=\"left\" style=\"height:auto; max-width:32% max-height:279px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\">  <\/p>\n<p>One of the key features of the Twitter logo is a blue bird. The first bird used for the Twitter logo was purchased for $15 from the iStock website by UK graphic designer Simon Oxley. It was a little different from the current bird, featuring a stylized eye and two paws. It was named Larry after NBA star Larry Bird. While it was a fun design, many people have questioned its origin.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Larry_Bird\"><\/span>Larry Bird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During the recent NBA games in Mumbai, fans were treated to a rare sight: a Twitter account called Larry Bird. Fans waited for the basketball legend&#8217;s return. They were hoping to see the new Larry Bird logo. Larry Bird, the original Twitter avatar, wasn&#8217;t ill, dead, or taking any controversial stands, but he looked just like a tomato on Twitter. This may be due to religious iconography &#8211; which has been spotted in clouds, vegetables, toast, and the burn patterns on a piece of toast.<\/p>\n<p>Bird&#8217;s social media presence was also fueled by his success in the NBA. In the 1980s, he was a familiar face in sports advertising, partnering with big names like Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to promote products. In the NBA, Larry Bird&#8217;s rookie deal was worth $650,000 per year, making it one of the highest-paid contracts in NBA history. His social media presence led to more fans and a buzz about his brand name, which was now widely known as @larrybird.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Larry_Sarver\"><\/span>Larry Sarver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is some confusion about the origin of the name Larry the Bird. The word is not derived from Larry Page, Larry the Cable Guy, or Larry King, but from former NBA player Larry Bird. Biz Stone, Twitter&#8217;s co-founder, was asked about the bird&#8217;s name in August 2011 and confirmed it as Larry the Bird. The bird&#8217;s name was a tribute to Larry Bird, a former pro basketball player.<\/p>\n<p>The movement behind the Birds Aren&#8217;t Real slogan circulated a purported email from a Twitter official stating that Twitter&#8217;s CEO Jack Dorsey was planning to attend the rally, but he couldn&#8217;t because he&#8217;s a &#8220;Buddha&#8221;. The group points out that Dorsey spent three days contemplating the Zen concept of non-action. And they claim he needs a Buddha rest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Larry_Sarvers_basketball_career\"><\/span>Larry Sarver&#8217;s basketball career<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A recent ESPN report about the NBA&#8217;s investigation of Larry Sarver&#8217;s Twitter activity raised questions about his role in the Suns&#8217; hiring of Monty Williams. It was also surprising that Sarver would take heat for the Suns&#8217; failure to give starting center Deandre Ayton a rookie max extension, a move that many thought would benefit the team&#8217;s top talent. Sarver has said that the comments are &#8220;vague suggestions from anonymous sources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Suns quickly responded to the report by saying that the owner of the team did not want to associate with Donald Sterling, the man who was fired for making racial comments and was fined $2.5 million by the NBA. The Suns&#8217; reaction to the ESPN report has left many incensed. But despite the accusations, the Suns&#8217; resurgence has given Sarver and his team a boost in the eyes of many fans. After all, they won the NBA finals last season with a roster that includes Chris Paul, Jae Crowder, Mikal Bridges, and Larry Smith.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Larry_Birds_influence_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Larry Bird&#8217;s influence on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Larry Bird&#8217;s influence on Twitter is evident in the name of the company&#8217;s blue bird, which is also known as Larry The Tweet. Bird was a legendary player who won the Rookie of the Year award in 1980. The company went on to become an incredibly popular social media site, with more than 400,000 Tweets sent each month. While he&#8217;s long since retired from the game, his legacy still lives on, as evidenced by the 400,000 Tweets sent a month by the time Twitter turned 18 years after his death.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a recent study has documented Larry Bird&#8217;s influence on Twitter. The social network&#8217;s platform and API managers have revealed that Bird has been influencing the way people use the service. Bird has not officially joined Twitter, though. Rather, he uses the service in a more limited capacity. However, his name is widely recognized among sports fans who use Twitter as a way to stay up to date on current news.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KiIPqj4WQyA\" width=\"518\" height=\"290\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Twitter a Real Bird? One of the key features of the Twitter logo is a blue bird. The first bird used for the Twitter logo was purchased for $15 from the iStock website by UK graphic designer Simon Oxley. 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