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The name Twitter (spelled twttr at the time and using a green site logo [5]) is chosen for the service. The idea for the name is attributed to Noah Glass. [6] [7] 2006: March 21: Creation: Twitter is officially set up and Jack Dorsey sends the first tweet. [8] 2006: July 15: Media coverage
The first tweet, made by Jack Dorsey, was made on March 21, 2006. It has the Snowflake ID of 20. The Iconfactory was developing a Twitter application in 2006 called "Twitterrific" and developer Craig Hockenberry began a search for a shorter way to refer to "Post a Twitter Update." In 2007 they began using "twit" before Twitter developer Blaine ...
Also in 2009, Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account became the first one with a million followers. [38] Twitter played a major role in the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests. [38] The first unassisted off-Earth Twitter message was posted from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut T. J. Creamer on January 22, 2010.
Beginning July 2, 2009, Twitter began to hyperlink all hashtags in tweets to Twitter search results for the hashtagged word (and for the standard spelling of commonly misspelled words). In 2010, Twitter introduced " Trending Topics " on the Twitter front page, displaying hashtags that are rapidly becoming popular.
When you choose to follow another Twitter user, that user's tweets appear in reverse chronological order on your main Twitter page. If you follow 20 people, you'll see a mix of tweets scrolling down the page: breakfast-cereal updates, interesting new links, music recommendations, even musings on the future of education. [15]
Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine worldwide. Google Search is the most-visited website in the world. As of 2020, Google Search has a 92% share of the global search engine market. [3]
This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform X, formerly and commonly known as Twitter.Notable figures such as Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Narendra Modi, Katy Perry, and Donald Trump are at the top of the list, each with over 100 million followers.
Twitter's edit button, a long-awaited feature that will let users edit their tweets after they're posted, might finally be ready for release. On Thursday, Twitter posted the first-ever edited tweet.