Twitter on March 21, 2006, when Dorsey published the first Twitter message at 9:50 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST): "just setting up my twttr". Dorsey has explained the origin of the "Twitter" title: ...we came across the word 'twitter', and it was just perfect. The definition was 'a short burst of inconsequential information,' and 'chirps from birds'. And that's exactly what the product was. The first Twitter prototype, developed by Dorsey and contractor Florian Weber, was used as an internal service for Odeo employees and the full version was introduced publicly on July 15, 2006. In October 2006, Biz Stone, Evan
Duowei News Duowei News Duowei News () is a Chinese language news website established in 1999 based in New York City, United States. It specializes in Chinese political news. It is blocked in Mainland China. The website was founded by Ho Pin (何频) in 1999, who used to work for Chinese state-run paper but left due to feelings towards the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989. In 2009, the website was sold to the Hong Kong media mogul Yu Pun-hoi. Ho Pin now publishes "Mingjing News". Duowei has a news bureau in Beijing. Duowei News correctly predicted the lineups of the 16th and