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Remember When Twitter was Born?

Ari Herzog

It was April 13, 2009 when Ashton Kutcher challenged CNN. ashton kutcher (@aplusk) April 13, 2009. HI TWITTERS. — Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 17, 2009. But with Oprah getting on the site, as a direct result of the Ashton-CNN battle, mainstream media noticed and Twitter took off. THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME.

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Why I Deleted 52,000+ Tweets

Ari Herzog

My first tweet from @ariherzog was on September 30, 2009 but I can’t link to it because it’s not there. It’s probably accessible in the Wayback Machine or from archived search engine crawls — but it’s erased from Twitter’s servers. (I I’m a different space now.

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How Twitter Gentrified a City Intersection

Ari Herzog

The above photograph was uploaded to a Google Maps server in June 2009. Every Twitter user who included that hashtag was automatically added to the mural as a digital signature; and the company promised to donate $1 a tweet to the Canadian Art Foundation. You will also notice a block of small print toward the bottom.

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I Follow You on Twitter Because…

Ari Herzog

I am also tired of forcing you to live within the constraints of my Twitter guidelines. That is, I’ve changed my Twitter usage more times than most, not the least of which included deleting my account in April 2009 — and doing it again six months later. Twitter Lists: A New Way to Follow.

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Meet 7 Twitter Influencers Who Follow Millions

Ari Herzog

How do you know if you are following one too many people on Twitter? What Twitter tools do you use to manage your relationships; and does the tool matter? I asked these questions to seven Twitter users who collectively follow 2.3 Twitter lists are like Google+ circles. That the nature of Twitter.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Are Facebook and Twitter less important in 2011 as they were in 2009? If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News in your browser. How to Delete and Send Twitter DMs in Bulk.

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Blog Visits Increase Despite No Tweeting

Ari Herzog

Phil Gerbyshak asked me to provide background to my last post on Twitter that occurred October 17, wondering if that action had any impact on blog visitors. Here is Quantcast data of unique visitors from 2009 to present. Every blogger is different so my metrics will unlikely be the same for anyone else who gives up on Twitter.

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