The idea dates back to 2000, when Jack Dorsey was co-founder of another startup namedOdeo (acquired by Sonic Mountain). One day Dorsey signed up to Livejournal, which became an inspiration for a side project called Twitter.
The initial idea of Jack Dorsey that resulted in the development of Twitter is available on Flickr but I’ve reposted it below for you to read.
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