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Inspiration, use cases, and surprises. Biz Stone. March 9, 2009. We were were inspired by the away messages on instant message applications like AIM. Sharing these messages among groups in real-time seemed compelling.
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Inspiration, use cases, and surprises. Biz Stone March 9, 2009
We were were inspired by the away messages on instant message applications like AIM. Sharing these messages among groups in real-time seemed compelling.
We anticipated a simple form of social networking but a new form of communication would continue to amaze us as Twitter gained adoption worldwide.
Information can take a very simple form—Twitter delivers it to a network of others in a timely fashion and this can have profound impact.
Twitter is about the triumph of humanity, not the triumph of technology.
The MarsPhoenix account was an endearing and famously successful endeavor for NASA reminiscent of another shared experience—the moon landing.
“Starbucks, Ford and PepsiCo turning to blog site 'Twitter' —FT”
From spontaneous fundraising for charitable giving to API projects raising venture capital, innovation and creativity are fueling an ecosystem.
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