{"id":14084,"date":"2022-07-15T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14084"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:16:31","slug":"who-started-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-started-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Who Started Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a06fc94d0b84\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a06fc94d0b84\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a06fc94d0b84\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-started-twitter\/#Who_Started_Twitter\" title=\"Who Started Twitter?\">Who Started Twitter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-started-twitter\/#Evan_Williams\" title=\"Evan Williams\">Evan Williams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-started-twitter\/#Biz_Stone\" title=\"Biz Stone\">Biz Stone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-started-twitter\/#Noah_Glass\" title=\"Noah Glass\">Noah Glass<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Started_Twitter\"><\/span>Who Started Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"who started twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/jD2M9gy.jpg\" style=\"max-height:317px; width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:41%\"> <\/p>\n<p>Who started Twitter? Who were Evan Williams, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, and others? These questions have inspired many people to use Twitter. There are many answers, but there are also many misconceptions. Read on to learn more about Twitter&#8217;s founders and the story of this microblogging service. There are three main people behind Twitter. Evan Williams, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass all have a part in its creation. Their passion and vision for the service is clearly visible, and they all deserve some recognition for their work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evan_Williams\"><\/span>Evan Williams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The man who co-founded Twitter, Evan Williams, is ill at ease on the big stage, but his contributions have been monumental. Since the site&#8217;s inception, it has grown to 175 million users and adds 370,000 new members a day. Williams is now CEO of the medium-sized blogging site Medium and a member of the board of directors at Obvious Corp. He has also launched the venture arm Obvious Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>Before he founded Twitter, Evan Williams founded Odeo, a podcasting service. In 2004, he was a board member at Obvious Corporation and later a co-founder. In 2008, he left Google to pursue other projects, including Odeo. He also left Google to launch a podcasting platform called Odeo. After launching his first podcast, Williams hired co-founder Biz Stone. Evan Williams then co-founded Twitter, which he called &#8220;a platform where you can share your thoughts and stories with others&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The young founder of Twitter and Blogger was born on a farm outside Clarks, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm and was interested in entrepreneurship. He left college without graduating and joined the Farmhouse fraternity. While at school, Williams worked at computer companies and start-ups, including the University of Nebraska. He also joined the FarmHouse fraternity, which helps people learn about the World Wide Web.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biz_Stone\"><\/span>Biz Stone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Biz Stone is one of the co-founders of Twitter. He also serves as a judge for the Webby Awards and epitomizes tech entrepreneurialism and thought leadership. In 2010, he appeared in an ad campaign for Stoli Vodka as a spokesperson for the brand&#8217;s 80-proof cocktails. Stone also explains what Twitter is and why it has grown to be the leading social networking site.<\/p>\n<p>Biz Stone&#8217;s business success has led to several awards. The 2014 Economist Innovation Award, honorary doctorate of law from Babson College, and a host of other accolades have followed him. In addition to receiving numerous awards, he has been named Entrepreneur of the Decade by Inc. Magazine and Nerd of the Year by GQ. Time named him one of the world&#8217;s 100 most influential people.<\/p>\n<p>Stone and Dorsey co-founded Twitter, a microblogging website that enables users to post and receive short updates in 140 characters. Stone served as creative director for the company when it went live, and the number of users and value of the company has continued to rise since. He stepped down as Creative Director in 2011 and has since been working on other projects. However, he will continue to be involved in the company&#8217;s development and future plans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Noah_Glass\"><\/span>Noah Glass<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Noah Glass started Twitter, he had already worked at a podcast company called Odeo. The company lost traction when Apple entered the podcasting scene and began to incorporate the platform into iPods. The Odeo team built a platform to make this work, but it was never used for the purposes it had been built for. One of the Odeo employees, Jack, had an idea for a status-updating site that was simple enough that everyone who wanted to see the message could use it.<\/p>\n<p>After starting Twitter, Glass founded two other companies, one of which was a social media advertising company called Adly. The company has become a minor success and Rad has bought a stake in it. Both companies helped people make money with their social media profiles. This is a common phenomenon and the company has been credited with fighting political oppression and sparking revolutions in many countries. Noah has been dubbed the forgotten founder of Twitter because of this, but the company is still alive and kicking.<\/p>\n<p>After starting his own podcasting company, Noah Glass saw a gap in the market for a social media service. The launch of Apple iTunes threatened his business. He approached Ev Williams, who would later become the co-founder and CEO of Twitter. 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