daily knowledge: on the night of the Valleyschwag Hoedown, Noah Glass introduced Twttr to some who were in attendance. The service was never publicly announced, but buzzing from the alcohol and excitement, he called out to people in the crowds and showed them how to sign up from their cell phones. March 21st may have been the day the first tweet was sent, but July 14th was when Twitter broke street date. The next day, a couple tech bloggers who were at the party posted their reviews of the service, giving Noah top billing. While the idea was generally lauded as fun and unique, they were less enthused about the seemingly aimless state of his company. Although Odeo’s CEO, Evan Williams, didn’t seem to care, Jack Dorsey, Twttr’s lead developer, was furious. Not long after the event, Noah was forced to resign.
In 2013, Mark Zuckerberg famously described Twitter as “a clown car that crashed into a goldmine.” It’s moments like this that make that apparent. Because while the company’s birth was truly just some guys fucking around, despite everything they somehow stumbled upon a new medium, an entire concept that was far bigger than any of them.
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really needs to be getting more attention here