History

source:Christopher Herot's Weblog, http://herot.typepad.com/cherot/2007/10/in-the-60s-r-cr.html
 * In the 1960's cartoonist Robert Crumb predicted the advent of microblogging.**

=“Everyone will be tuned in to everything that’s happening all the time.”= 1960’s-not practical 2000’s-very possible 1. IRC Chat-1980's and IM’ing-1990’s 2. Cell phones //** Convergence of Chat and texting protocals leads to the advent of microblogging and the popularity of Twitter **//
 * How did we get to this point?**
 * #namespace
 * @username
 * Away Messages -ability to leave message saying you are away from computer…these messages become more creative and eventually lead to Status Messages, ala Facebook.
 * Texting (instant ability to communicate even if you can’t talk with someone)
 * SMS (short message service)
 * 1st text in 1992 “Merry Christmas”
 * Doesn’t take off until 1999 when you can text between services
 * 8 bit data message=140 characters

Source: For more on the history of microblogging read the blog post, A Brief History of Microblogging, from BlogSchmog.

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