Twitter, founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams in March 2006 (launched publicly in July 2006), is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to post their latest updates. An update is limited by 140 characters and can be posted through three methods: web form, text message, or instant message. The company has been busy adding features to the product like Gmail import and search. They recently launched a new site section called “Explore” for external and third party tools that interact with Twitter and a new visualization tool called Twitter Blocks.
The service was started by Obvious Corp, who also started Odeo.
In April 2008 Twitter launched Twitter Japan in partnership with Digital Garage.
Milestones
Twitter acquired Mixer Labs. (12/23/09)
Posted 12/23/09 at 2:41pm
Twitter received $100M in Series D funding. (9/25/09)
Posted 9/25/09 at 9:08am
Twitter received $35M in Series C funding. (2/13/09)
Posted 2/13/09 at 11:42am
Twitter acquired Values of n. (11/24/08)
Posted 11/24/08 at 5:04pm
Twitter acquired Summize. (7/15/08)
Posted 7/15/08 at 8:36am
Twitter — Hires Rudy Winnacker and John Adams, two new Operation Engineers (6/23/08) 8
Posted 6/23/08 at 9:52pm
Twitter — Survives iPhone 3G Stevenote (6/9/08) 9
Posted 6/18/08 at 12:14am
Twitter — Twitter partners with Summize to cover Apple news. (6/9/08) 10
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:10am
Twitter — Launches a status blog to communicate to users better about issues with the service. (5/28/08) 11
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:15am
Twitter — Twitter Starts Blacklisting Spammers (5/7/08) 12
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:15am
Twitter received $15M in Series B funding. (5/08)
Posted 4/22/08 at 10:27pm
Twitter — VP Lee Mighdoll Leaves Twitter (4/24/08) 13
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:17am
Twitter — Chief Architect Blaine Cook Leaves Twitter (4/23/08) 14
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:19am
Twitter — Twitter Japan Launches (4/22/08) 15
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:20am
Twitter — Twitter helps bust American man out of Egyptian jail (4/16/08) 16
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:21am
Twitter received $5M in Series A funding. (7/1/07)
Posted 7/30/07 at 1:56am
The service was started by Obvious Corp, who also started Odeo.
In April 2008 Twitter launched Twitter Japan in partnership with Digital Garage.
Milestones
Twitter acquired Mixer Labs. (12/23/09)
Posted 12/23/09 at 2:41pm
Twitter received $100M in Series D funding. (9/25/09)
Posted 9/25/09 at 9:08am
Twitter received $35M in Series C funding. (2/13/09)
Posted 2/13/09 at 11:42am
Twitter acquired Values of n. (11/24/08)
Posted 11/24/08 at 5:04pm
Twitter acquired Summize. (7/15/08)
Posted 7/15/08 at 8:36am
Twitter — Hires Rudy Winnacker and John Adams, two new Operation Engineers (6/23/08) 8
Posted 6/23/08 at 9:52pm
Twitter — Survives iPhone 3G Stevenote (6/9/08) 9
Posted 6/18/08 at 12:14am
Twitter — Twitter partners with Summize to cover Apple news. (6/9/08) 10
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:10am
Twitter — Launches a status blog to communicate to users better about issues with the service. (5/28/08) 11
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:15am
Twitter — Twitter Starts Blacklisting Spammers (5/7/08) 12
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:15am
Twitter received $15M in Series B funding. (5/08)
Posted 4/22/08 at 10:27pm
Twitter — VP Lee Mighdoll Leaves Twitter (4/24/08) 13
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:17am
Twitter — Chief Architect Blaine Cook Leaves Twitter (4/23/08) 14
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:19am
Twitter — Twitter Japan Launches (4/22/08) 15
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:20am
Twitter — Twitter helps bust American man out of Egyptian jail (4/16/08) 16
Posted 6/22/08 at 11:21am
Twitter received $5M in Series A funding. (7/1/07)
Posted 7/30/07 at 1:56am