140 Characters » How Twitter Was Born

This is a fascinating study on how Twitter was born, not something you get to read every day.

140 Characters » How Twitter Was Born: “140 CHARACTERS
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@gruber Thanks for the link http://tinyurl.com/dmp7mb 15 hrs ago
@blaine Thanks for the comment on the blog 🙂 18 hrs ago
Brainstorming; 140 characters at a time. Welcome new Followers. Thanks for the support. 2 days ago
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@thebook Hi… been reading your blog… think you should call it – ‘it’s a virtual haiku’ as to write 140 can be a vexing as a haiku…. chindogu (victoria baker)
RT: US and International Government Twitter Directory: http://tinyurl.com/5jont7 via @chris23 @TheBook DanieleBeta (Daniele Beta)
The story of the birth of Twitter: http://is.gd/i1Mp (also see @thebook). jamesandrews (James Andrews)
RT A style guide w/ tips for Twitter & short-form content, to be launched as book & iPhone app: http://www.140characters.com & @TheBook j_l_r ({ jlr })
RT A style guide w/ tips for Twitter & short-form content, to be launched as book & iPho”

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