Now You Can Find Your First Follower

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Jon Russell

Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on T (show all) Jon Russell was Asia Editor for The Next Web from 2011 to 2014. Originally from the UK, he lives in Bangkok, Thailand. You can find him on Twitter, Angel List, LinkedIn.

Twitter turned eight last week, and a tool that locates your first tweet surfed that wave, becoming popular among users of the microblogging service.

Following on from that is First Follow, a service from Socialrank that tells you the name/handle of the first person who followed you on Twitter.

Personally, I think this is a lot more interesting than your first tweet since it isn’t something that you are in control of. In my case, it’s a way to remember the person who introduced me to Twitter — thanks @rashi!