The official name of Twitter’s bird is Larry.
Yes, his name is Larry Bird.The iconic little fellow-seen in Twitter’s logo shown in TV commercials, print ads and practically every web site is not named after Larry Page or Larry King. Turns out it’s named after basketball legend Larry Bird, a famous former Boston Celtics forward.
Biz Stone , the co-founder of twitter confirmed this fact after Celtics vice president of digital media Peter Stringer asked him about the rumored tidbit, fittingly on Twitter.
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