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Twitter Had Less Room. Somehow, More Connection
Twitter history looks different when you remember the excitement before the arguments. Carmi Levy revisits what made the original service useful, helping you identify what disappeared as a quick community update became something much bigger.
Why squeeze everyone into 140 characters? The answer starts with the phones and networks people actually had. A struggling podcast company's search for another business produced a tool whose restrictions became strengths, including when getting a message out mattered far more than making it elaborate.
Following someone once offered a straightforward…
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