San Francisco-based Twitter is celebrating its 8th birthday with a #flashbackfriday trick that lets tweeps see their first post on the microblogging site.
Twitter set up a website, First-Tweets.com, to allow its estimated 214 million users to look back at their first 140 characters.
The move has users around the world reminiscing about their foray on Twitter. Since its start as a quirky messaging tool, the platform has taken off as a promotional outlet for news agencies, police, politicians and celebrities.
In a blog post, Twitter shared what former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Twitter founder founder Jack Dorsey tweeted as novice users. Dorsey wrote: "just setting up my twttr." One of the more popular first tweets comes from Russian President Vladmir Putin, who congratulated president-elect Barack Obama on Nov. 7, 2012.
Check out your first post and have a look a few notable #firsttweets:
Thinking we're only one signature away from ending the war in Iraq. Learn more at http://www.barackobama.com — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 29, 2007
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Just got into Berlin... feeling better thank you, have my vicks inhaler by my bedside... and P.S. I TWITTTTER! GAH. Such a follower! — Katy Perry (@katyperry) February 21, 2009
Welcome to my new Twitter page at: www.twitter.com/TigerWoods — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) June 26, 2009
Check out my single "ONE TIME" on my myspace and spread the word for me. Thanks www.myspace.com/justinbieber — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) May 12, 2009
I am working in my office on Capitol Hill today. — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 23, 2009
Michigan-thx 4 Going Rogue! Perfect tour kickoff w/Kid Rock tune praising Northern MI humming in backgrnd @ Barnes/Noble. Above expectations — Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 19, 2009
Just seeing how this works. I'm hosting the Golden Globes on January 17th - they want me to do a running commentary on Twitter... — Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) December 14, 2009
Hello Twitterers. I'm About to fly to Africa for a new project and will be tweeting whilst I'm filming. — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) October 9, 2008
