As Twitter celebrated its 8th birthday in March 21, 2014, the company created a niche website called first-tweets.com to help users look for their very first tweet and reminisce alongside millions of other users of the platform worldwide.
The hashtag
#FirstTweet became the venue to share what they discovered about the first posts they made.
The first tweet on Twitter was posted by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, on March 21, 2006, making it officially the first tweet published.
Over the years, Twitter has grown into one of the top social media sites in the world. In 2013, Twitter went public on the New York Stock Exchange.
As of February 2014, Twitter has over 240 million active users per month. Gabriel Stricker, vice president of marketing and communications, said that Twitter fans contributed a lot to the continuous growth of the service.
What is exceptionally good about Twitter is that it allows regular people to "mingle" with celebrities and world leaders. The formula of the platform's open networking system has, and will continue to be, one of its key selling points. As it evolved, Twitter has also become a venue for business and marketing.
What Famous People First Tweeted
We've rounded up some of the most high profile Twitter users and their first tweets.
Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ?(@DaleJr)
US President Barack Obama (@BarackObama)
British Prime Minister David Cameron (@David_Cameron)
Katy Perry (@KatyPerry)
Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods)
Justin Bieber (@JustinBieber)
US Senator John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain)
Pope Francis (@Pontifex)?
Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow)
Tom Hanks (@TomHanks)
The hashtag #FirstTweet reached a total of 427,500 tweets and nearly one billion impressions so far, peaking at 31,500 tweets on March 20.
Have you tried re-discovering your very first tweet?
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