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Twitter time machine: What the first 30 tweets looked like
A little over six years ago, an idea that started out on a scrap of exam pad became reality. Twitter was born, its creators probably unaware that earth changing events would soon come to us in 140 character-sized chunks.
In fact, judging by the messages Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and company sent out, they had absolutely no idea. If you saw their tweets today, you’d probably judge them for being so banal. The only one to show any kind of prescience is Dom Sagolla when he says, “oh this is going to be addictive”.
twttr my nttr
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
feeling pains in my back
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 21, 2006
free lunch
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
lunch
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) March 21, 2006
setting up my mac mini
— Tim Roberts (@timroberts) March 21, 2006
having some flowery orange pekoe tea
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 21, 2006
I’ll check back in later
— meredith (@meredith) March 21, 2006
following Mer
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
typing my first message
— meredith (@meredith) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— meredith (@meredith) March 21, 2006
wishing I had another sammich
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 21, 2006
Planning for Sprint #4
— Tim Roberts (@timroberts) March 21, 2006
oh this is going to be addictive
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
waiting for Jack to update more first
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Tim Roberts (@timroberts) March 21, 2006
waiting for dom to update more
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) March 21, 2006
Oh shit, I just twittered a little.
— Jeremy (@jeremy) March 21, 2006
oooooooh
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— rabble (@rabble) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Dom Sagolla (@dom) March 21, 2006
getting my odeo folks on this deal
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 21, 2006
inviting coworkers
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Evan Williams (@ev) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Adam Rugel (@Adam) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Tony Stubblebine (@tonystubblebine) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Jeremy (@jeremy) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— crystal (@crystal) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— noah glass (@noah) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 21, 2006
just setting up my twttr
— Jack Dorsey (@jack) March 21, 2006
