One of the The company announced on its platform that the potential X competitor will now be called “Pebble.”
The reasoning behind the name change was explained in a short message provided to Pebble users:
“A pebble is a small and humble thing. It can be thrown into the vast ocean like a little message sent to the world. Each has its own unique character. Some are round and friendly. Some have edges to them. They make ripples that expand outward and change the nature of the sea itself. When they collect on the shore, It creates a wonderful beach where people can gather and enjoy the view. It is a place we can visit and share thoughts in times of joy, sadness, anxiety and celebration.
The social network said it never intended for the T2 name to be permanent, because it found it “too derivative and a bit uninspiring,” the letter also stated. When they found the Icelandic top-level domain .is, they realized they could connect with their community by naming the site pebble.is.
This means that T2 usernames will also reflect this rebranding, in pebble.is/ format[username].
In addition to the rebranding, Pebble has a new look featuring its Pebble logo and new “Ideas” that offer post ideas based on what you’ve been chatting about, your bio, and the people you’re following. You can reject any suggestion by clicking Ignore to skip it.
Despite the renaming, Pebble has actually cloned many of Twitter’s previous features in the months since its debut, including the classic verification tag — even giving people back their “old” verification process — as well as other features like quote posts, Direct messages, and private messages. You are fed. Surprisingly, this has set the network apart from other Twitter/X competitors like Mastodon and Bluesky, as the former doesn’t offer quotes or the same kind of private direct messaging that Twitter once boasted, and the latter doesn’t offer direct messaging at all.
Pebble was founded by Gabor Cecil, who sold his previous companies to Twitter and Google, and Sarah Oh, a former human rights advisor at Twitter, and is backed by $1.1 million in funding. The money comes from a group of angels that includes Bradley Horowitz, Rich Miner, and former Wikipedia CEO Katherine Mah.