Five years ago, according to Twitter, co-founder Jack Dorsey sent out the first tweet: “inviting coworkers.” Ev Stone tweeted for the first time within a minute: “just setting up my twttr.”
Co-creator Dom Sagolla had it right when one of his first tweets that day predicted, “oh this is going to be addictive.”
The anniversary has prompted a number of analyses and retrospectives:
>Â 9 Newsworthy Twitpics That Captivated the World – Mashable
> Five years since the first tweet: a Twitter revolution in breaking news – Frontline Club
>Â Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter! 10 Top Tweets of the Past 5 years – ABC News
>Â The history of Twitter, 140 characters at a time – The Globe and Mail
>Â Twitter: tweeting louder than ever – The Guardian
>Â Twitter at Five: Bringing out the worst in journalists – National Post
> How Twitter changed our media habits – The Media Blog
>Â Happy Fifth Birthday Twitter! Five Milestones from the Past Five Years – AllTwitter
>Â #numbers – Twitter Blog
And of course, Twitter itself is bustling with people talking about Twitter: