Twitter At 10!

In commemoration of Twitter’s 10th Anniversay, the company has released a timeline of what it defines as the network’s most memorable moments over the years (see below). What many of these seem to have in common is their ability to give us a first-hand perspective on breaking news and information in a way that was never possible before. Twitter adds a human element to news that’s otherwise delivered in neutral tones by television broadcasters and other news media.

So here they are, some of the most memorable Twitter moments

[if !supportLists]- [endif]We all remember when Sohaib Athar inadvertently live-tweeted the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad. (“A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope its not the start of something nasty :-S“)

- When Twitter served as a digital ground zero for the Arab Spring, or

- The captivating images from U.S. Airways’ “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in the Hudson River

[if !supportLists]- [endif]We’ve read the first tweets sent from space. (“Hello Twitterverse! We r now LIVE tweeting from the International Space Station–the 1st live tweet from Space! :) More soon, send your ?s.“) We’ve celebrated – or decried – President Obama’s reelection. (“Four more years.”)

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The passing of South African statesman Nelson Mandela, which saw Twitter flooded with tributes peaking at 95,000 tweets per minute.

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The Boston Marathon bombings (27 million+ tweets)

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The mass kidnappings in Nigeria that gave rise to the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The Paris terror attacks which elicited empathy from around the world centered on the hashtag #PrayForParis.

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The World Cup – Twitter’s most discussed sports event ever with 672 million tweets.

[if !supportLists]- [endif]Pope Benedict becoming the first Pope to create a Twitter account. (Well, actually 8, so he can tweet in different languages).

[if !supportLists]- [endif]There birth of Prince George, aka #RoyalBaby, which attracted 2 million tweets.

[if !supportLists]- [endif]Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-anticipated Oscar win, spiking at 440,000 tweets per minute, breaking past Ellen DeGeneres’ previous record for her Oscar selfie.

In addition to sharing the above milestones, Twitter also released a handful of other notable metrics, including

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The most retweeted tweet (that Oscar selfie)

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The most popular account (it’s Katy Perry)

[if !supportLists]- [endif]The fastest account to reach a million followers (Caitlyn Jenner – 4 hours, 3 minutes)

For those of us who have watched the service evolve over the years, Twitter also looked back at the evolution of its mascot – the bird logo.

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To enjoy highlights of your own Twitter history you can visit: discover.twitter.com/first-tweet . Here’s co-founder Jack Dorsey’s famous tweet, from back when Twitter was just another Web 2.0 startup, sans vowels, “twttr:”

Culled from:

http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/21/twitter-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary-with-a-look-back-on-its-most-notable-moments-and-more/

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