What is Twitter?
Here is a brief description of what Twitter is :
- It is something like blogging, but in a SMS form.
- But it is real time updating of stuff.
- EG: people tweet about going to this place and next tweet (within the next 5 min) about how crowded the bus is, etc.
- Some celebrities tweet about their daily lives, and their fans will "follow" them. This made the fans feel as if they are friend of celebrities.
- However, some (like my friends and I, we) use it as a platform for us to gossip and rant. =x
- There is also a RT function ( Retweet ), meaning re-posting what your friends posted in twitter.
The History of Twitter
Here is a brief description of what Twitter is :
- It is something like blogging, but in a SMS form.
- But it is real time updating of stuff.
- EG: people tweet about going to this place and next tweet (within the next 5 min) about how crowded the bus is, etc.
- Some celebrities tweet about their daily lives, and their fans will "follow" them. This made the fans feel as if they are friend of celebrities.
- However, some (like my friends and I, we) use it as a platform for us to gossip and rant. =x
- There is also a RT function ( Retweet ), meaning re-posting what your friends posted in twitter.
The History of Twitter
In 2006, it started out when Odeo ( a podcasting company,) realize the necessity to re-create and brainstorm new innovative ideas. It was then that Jack Dorsey came up with the concept of creatign SMS that let an user to text with a selective group of people/friends/acquaintances.
FunFact #1 : Twitter was initially called "STATUS".( Later the group research meanigns of words and names, and decided on TWITTER, which they found apt.
FunFact #2 : The original product name was twttr ( not Twitter).
On March 21, 2006:
The project started with Dorsey tweeted his first Twitter message at 12:50 PM (PST): "just setting up my twttr". This prototype for twitter was examined as an internal service for Odeo employees and opened to public in July 2006.
In October 2006:
Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams formed Obvious Corporation with other members from Odeo, and bought out Odeo from the investors and other shareholders.
In April of 2007:
Twitter became it's own company.
Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams formed Obvious Corporation with other members from Odeo, and bought out Odeo from the investors and other shareholders.
In April of 2007:
Twitter became it's own company.
Twitter really took off in 2007 when they started using a marketing plan to showcase streaming twitter messages on massive plasma screens at the South by Southwest festival. Shockingly, after the Southwest festival, twitter usage went from 20,000 tweets per day to 60,000. On top of that, during the event, Twitter was recognized and won an award in the Blog category. Jack Dorsey also showed his gratitude to everyone in 140 characters.
Now:
Twitter has approximately 2.5 million users, with 20 million unique U.S. visitors in June 2009 and 628 million pageviews.
Feelings:
So while you are here reading this entry now, there loads of tweets being tweeted and if you do not have an account why not create one and join in the fun?! :)
Twitter has approximately 2.5 million users, with 20 million unique U.S. visitors in June 2009 and 628 million pageviews.
Feelings:
So while you are here reading this entry now, there loads of tweets being tweeted and if you do not have an account why not create one and join in the fun?! :)
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