Jack Dorsey decided that SMS text suited the status-message idea, and built a prototype of Twitter in about two weeks. The idea attracted many users at Odeo and investment from Evan Williams, who had left Google after selling Pyra Labs and Blogger. Williams, Stone and Noah Glass co-founded Obvious Corporation, which then spun off Twitter, Inc., with Dorsey as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As chief executive officer, Dorsey saw the startup through two rounds of funding by the venture capitalists who backed the company. He reportedly lost his position for leaving work early to enjoy other pursuits, such as yoga and
Joe (website) Joe (website) JOE (JOE.ie, JOE.co.uk) is a news website aimed at young men in the UK and Ireland with over 2 million unique visitors per month. It is owned by Maximum Media. The original website www.joe.ie was founded by Irish entrepreneur Niall McGarry. Her.ie is a related website aimed at young women in Ireland. HerFamily.ie also forms part of the group. The site was founded in 2010 and it was nominated for a Golden Spider Award in the "One to Watch" category in its first year and in the "News and Entertainment" category in 2013. Showbiz website Goss.ie described it