With Twitter filing for IPO, it gives us a nice opportunity to look back at the history of the microblogging social platform, from its original debut as “twttr” to its amazing growth into the social media darling of today.
This infographic shows Twitter by its most record-breaking, Twittersphere-shattering moments, from its most influential users to the most viral events.
This infographic was originally published by Mashable – Note: In the infographic, below, Chris Messina is incorrectly identified as an employee of Twitter. He is actually a user of the microblogging network.
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