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  2. Twitter | Wikipedia

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    Twitter, officially known as X since July 2023, is a social networking service.It is one of the world's largest social media websites and one of the most-visited websites. [3] [4] Users can share short text messages, images, and videos in short posts commonly known as "tweets" and like or retweet (officially "repost") other users' content. [5]

  3. History of Twitter | Wikipedia

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    History of Twitter. The history of the social media site Twitter began in 2006 as Jack Dorsey 's, then at Odeo, idea. It was spun off in 2007 after which expanded rapidly and became a significant component of global society. Twitter became a key part of politics and international relations but was also banned or blocked in some countries.

  4. Twitter, Inc. | Wikipedia

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    Twitter, Inc. was an American social media company based in San Francisco, California, which operated and was named for its flagship social media network prior to its rebrand as X. In addition to Twitter, the company previously operated the Vine short video app and Periscope livestreaming service.

  5. Timeline of Twitter | Wikipedia

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    The original idea is attributed to Jack Dorsey, and called the status concept. [4] 2006: Early March: Creation: The name Twitter (spelled twttr at the time and using a green site logo [5]) is chosen for the service. The idea for the name is attributed to Noah Glass. [6] [7] 2006: March 21: Creation: Twitter is officially set up and Jack Dorsey ...

  6. Naming of the Americas | Wikipedia

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    Amerigo Vespucci. The naming of the Americas, or America, occurred shortly after Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492. It is generally accepted that the name derives from Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer, who explored the new continents in the following years on behalf of Spain and Portugal, with the name given by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller.

  7. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects: Commons. Free media repository. MediaWiki. Wiki software development.

  8. Jack Dorsey | Wikipedia

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    Jack Patrick Dorsey (born November 19, 1976) [3] is an American Internet entrepreneur, philanthropist, and programmer, who is a co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc. from 2015 until 2021, as well as co-founder, principal executive officer and chairman [4] of Block, Inc., which is the developer of the Square financial services platform.

  9. Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk | Wikipedia

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    t. e. Business magnate Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of American social media company Twitter, Inc. on April 14, 2022, and concluded it on October 27, 2022. Musk had begun buying shares of the company in January 2022, becoming its largest shareholder by April with a 9.1 percent ownership stake.