Historical Events tagged with "SanFrancisco"

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Technology & Innovation

Founding of X, formerly Twitter

March 21st, 2006 18 years ago

X, originally known as Twitter, was founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. It began as a project within Odeo, a podcasting company, and quickly evolved into a platform for sharing short status updates. The unique character limit of 140 encouraged concise communication, capturing attention globally. X became popular for real-time news and personal updates.

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