Jack Dorsey days, Dorsey worked occasionally as a fashion model. By age fourteen, Dorsey had become interested in dispatch routing. Some of the open-source software he created in the area of dispatch logistics is still used by many taxi cab companies. Dorsey attended the University of Missouri–Rolla for two-plus years (1995–1997) before transferring to New York University, but he dropped out in 1999, one semester short of graduating. He first came up with the idea that he developed as Twitter while studying at New York University. While working on dispatching as a programmer, Dorsey moved to California. In 2000, Dorsey started his
Terrorism and social media to Prevent Terrorism and Preserve Innovation." At the hearing, members heard testimony from William McCants, an analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses, Aaron Weisburd, director of the Society for Internet Research, Brian Jenkins, senior advisor for the Rand Corporation and Evan Kohlmann, senior partner from Flashpoint Global Partners. McCants stated that while terror groups were actively using social media platforms to further their goals, research did not support the notion that the social media strategies they adopted were proving effective: We are talking about a relatively small number of people. Because the number of people is so small, it