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Twitter was a bird, like a messenger pigeon, not exactly a fresh reference. The name is not important. Twitter took off because news websites used footage of
by rchaud 3y ago
Twitter was a bird, like a messenger pigeon, not exactly a fresh reference.
The name is not important. Twitter took off because news websites used footage of the 2009 protests in Iran, which were posted to Twitter first. Then came the 2011 Arab Spring and the 2012 US Pres election, which solidified its influence.
- 111111IIIIIII 3y agoRegardless Twitter's history, if you want to compete with Twitter then you are shooting yourself in the foot if you refuse to let branding people handle the branding. It would have been such a simple step to take, and the the only reason it wasn't taken is the same ignorance exhibited in your comment.