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On July 15, 2006, the microblogging service Twitter publicly launches in San Francisco. Originally called Twttr, the company now boasts more than 300 million users worldwide. While much smaller than Facebook, Twitter has a large influence, particularly on journalism and politics, with President Donald Trump as one of the service’s most famous users. The first tweet ever sent over the service was by co-founder Jack Dorsey. It read simply, “just setting up my twttr.” Today, the company employs upwards of 5,000 and is available in over 40 languages. |
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