Update: In 2019 I’ve moved my blog back to self-hosting. I don’t want to depend on a third-party, and want to retain as much control as possible. Services like Medium are great for starting out. But you’re serious, I recommend self-hosting. In April 2007, I listened to a podcast with Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams and…
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Twitter Early Days
I have finished reading the Twitter founding story. I remember when I signed up for Twitter in April 2007 and instantly fell in love. I loved the concept of ‘blogging via SMS’ and did it using my Palm Treo at the time. Learnings: Twitter was born because Odeo — a podcasting company — has failed and needed a new…
Evan Williams about Twitter
Excellent interview of Evan Williams by Mike Arrington. Twitter (company profile) just bought Summize (company profile) and now redirected it to Twitter Search. I fell in love with Summize and think this is a VERY good move for Twitter. The deal was most stock and some cash. The Summize-CEO left, the rest of the team…
Why I started using twitter
First of all, this interesting podcast with twitter co-founder Evan Williams (and co-founder of Blogger.com) made me sign up. Things I learned: #1: Twitter is so freakin’ easy. It just answers one simple question: What are you doing? #2: Twitter is like mini-blogging. Because its so easy that I can do it whereever I am…