Twitter Gives you the Bird

Launched in 2006, Twitter is, officially, “a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news,” but we all know it as the current pulse of what is going on and keeping up-to-date with things you care about or didn’t know you cared about. Also, it’s a fucking time and attention gobbler — and I mean that as a compliment, I guess. As of most recent and public count, Twitter has 140 million active users that collectively push 340 million Tweets a day. On Tuesday, Twitter announced a new logo — a revision to Larry the Bird (named after NBA legend Larry Bird), the icon that has become synonymous with the service. In a blog post, Twitter’s creative director, Doug Bowman, explains: “There’s no long