{"id":2157,"date":"2015-02-16T16:48:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2015-02-16T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T15:48:05","slug":"a-little-bit-of-twitter-history-from-21072007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/a-little-bit-of-twitter-history-from-21072007\/","title":{"rendered":"A little bit of twitter history from 21\/07\/2007"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Hello Twitter-ers!<\/p>\n

As you may already know, Obvious is the parent company of Twitter
\nand it’s never a dull day around here. Today our little building
\nis abuzz with activity surrounding an announcement that Odeo
\n(another Obvious product) is ready for a new home. We’re
\nentertaining offers from potential buyers because Odeo deserves
\nthe same love and attention we’ve been heaping on Twitter these
\ndays. Have you been by lately? http:\/\/twitter.com<\/p>\n

More about Odeo: http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2yoy84<\/p>\n

Defamer Brings The Oscars to Twitter<\/p>\n

Popular Hollywood gossip blog Defamer.com is going to the Oscars
\nthis Sunday and they’re bringing Twitter! Sorta. Follow Defamer on
\nTwitter and you’ll get live from-the-scene updates. Who won what?
\nWhat’s happening in the seats? What are the stars doing? Get the
\nupdates on your phone while you watch on TV to make things more
\ninteresting or if you can’t watch, just get the updates.<\/p>\n

Text FOLLOW DEFAMER to 40404
\nor, Visit http:\/\/twitter.com\/defamer
\nOscars: http:\/\/oscar.com<\/p>\n

If you haven’t set up your phone to work with Twitter yet, now is
\na good time! You can do that here: http:\/\/twitter.com\/devices. The
\nOscars are broadcast live February 25 at 5pt\/8et on ABC. Speaking
\nof coveted awards, you can still vote for Twitter and help us win
\nthe SXSW People’s Choice awards. We will be so psyched if we win.
\nVote Twitter! https:\/\/secure.sxsw.com\/peoples_choice\/<\/p>\n

SXSW Update<\/p>\n

There’s going to be lots of folks from three industries
\nrepresented at the SXSW Conference in Austin next month. We’ve
\nheard from people in the Interactive, Music, and Film industries
\nwho are excited to get on Twitter during the week-long event.
\nWe’ll have big screens set up in the hallways and we’re setting up
\na special, easy way for folks to get their updates on the screens.
\nOnce we set that up, we’ll tell you more. Even if you can’t make
\nit to SXSW, you’ll still be able to catch all the buzz.<\/p>\n

Office Full of Great Folks<\/p>\n

Obvious employs less than ten people but the building is filling up
\nfast since we’ve opened our doors to some other really cool
\ncompanies working on interesting projects. Two of the projects are
\nstill top secret, there’s a couple Y Combinator startups sharing
\nspace with us, and the other folks are 30boxes.com, Boso.com, and
\nthe illustrious Niall Kennedy. (Hi Niall!) When the secret
\nprojects launch, we’ll tell you about them–they’re cool!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/30boxes.com
\nhttp:\/\/boso.com<\/p>\n

Niall Kennedy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n