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Twitter’s History

Twitter’s History. Founded by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone . Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter's co-founders, sent the first "tweet" on March 21, 2006.

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Twitter’s History

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  1. Twitter’s History • Founded by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone • Jack Dorsey, one of Twitter's co-founders, sent the first "tweet" on March 21, 2006 • “Stone gave Twitter its name, comparing the short spurts of information exchange to the chirping of birds and pointing out that many ring tones sound like bird calls” –HowStuffWorks.com • 300,000 people sign up for Twitter every day

  2. Twitter’s Usability and Purpose • Twitter is like a text message sent to multiple friends at once • Designed as a fun website, not a useful one. “Who ever said things have to be useful?” –Twitter co-founder Evan Williams • Changing the media because it can send out news in an instant

  3. Twitter Homepage

  4. Twitter’s Users • 200 Users Worldwide • Twitter is worth 4.5 Billion Dollars • Twitter’s Most Followed Users • Lady Gaga (@ladygaga): 8.9 million followers • Justin Bieber (@justinbieber): 8.2 million • Britney Spears (@britneyspears): 7.1 million • Barack Obama (@BarackObama): 7.0 million • Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian): 6.8 million

  5. Bibliography • Carlson, Nicholas. "How Twitter Was Founded." Business Insider. Web. 10 May 2011. <http://www.businessinsider.com/how-twitter-was-founded-2011-4>. • "HowStuffWorks "How Twitter Works"" Howstuffworks "Computer" Web. 10 May 2011. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/networks/twitter.htm>. • Picard, AndrÉ. "The History of Twitter, 140 Characters at a Time - The Globe and Mail." Home - The Globe and Mail. Web. 10 May 2011. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/tech-news/the history-of-twitter-140-characters-at-a-time/article1949299/>.

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