(crossposted on Medium)
A conversation on twitter last night reminded me of a list I’d seen compiled many years ago of the first 140 people to sign up for Twitter – known as twttr at that point. The site where the list had been posted was down but thanks to The Wayback Machine I was able to find the list. I thought I’d repost it here just for posterity.
I find this list incredibly fascinating for a number of reasons. We all know what twitter is now, but no one knew what it would be then so if nothing else (with the exception of the people who worked at Odeo) this is a snapshot of a somehow connected (it was invite only) group of people who were willing to try out new things that likely made no sense to them at the time. Who is on the list is just as interesting as who isn’t – and seeing how it spread. Jason Cosper invited me and I invited both Xeni Jardin and Richard Ault who signed up immediately. I recall the first few days much more vividly than I do the following 6 months. Random text messages from people stating that they were making sandwiches or going to the store, and the feeling that this info was probably important in a context I couldn’t quite wrap my head around – which made it exciting. It was also annoying. But it found it’s groove and as I’ve said before the service went on to change my entire world and how I communicate with people, and I’d argue I’m not the only one who feels that way. I can’t imagine a world without Twitter today. And because those first few days and weeks were so new and weird, this list is a bit nostalgic for me. I don’t know how it makes anyone else feel, but like I said I just thought it was worth archiving.
(Note: Unfortunately it seems that a few people on this list, over the last 7 years, changed their usernames or stopped using them and someone else has snatched those names up. They are obvious when you follow the links below, so this list is more an archive of the names and accounts, no so much the current users.)
- 1 Jack Dorsey – Joined March 21, 2006
- 2. Biz Stone – Joined March 21, 2006
- 3. crystal – Joined March 21, 2006
- 4. noah glass – Joined March 21, 2006
- 5. Jeremy – Joined March 21, 2006
- 6. Tony Stubblebine – Joined March 21, 2006
- 7. Adam Rugel – Joined March 21, 2006
- 8. Evan Williams – Joined March 21, 2006
- 9. Dom Sagolla – Joined March 21, 2006
- 10. rabble – Joined March 21, 2006
- 11. Tim Roberts – Joined March 21, 2006
- 12. meredith – Joined March 21, 2006
- 13. rayreadyray – Joined March 21, 2006
- 14. ariel – Joined March 22, 2006
- 15. kellan – Joined March 24, 2006
- 16. Hook – Joined April 1, 2006
- 17. sara m. williams – Joined April 1, 2006
- 18. Kati – Joined April 1, 2006
- 19. Sarah Milstein – Joined April 1, 2006
- 20. Andrew Dorsey – Joined April 1, 2006
- 21. Tim Dorsey – Joined April 1, 2006
- 22. Daniel T – Joined April 1, 2006
- 23. Dan – Joined April 1, 2006
- 24. Greg Kidd – Joined April 1, 2006
- 25. Livia – Joined April 1, 2006
- 26. Dunstan Orchard – Joined April 1, 2006
- 27. Andy Keep – Joined April 1, 2006
- 28. donnie – Joined April 1, 2006
- 29. Marcia Dorsey – Joined April 3, 2006
- 30. Krissy Bush – Joined April 4, 2006
- 31. Allison Williams – Joined April 5, 2006
- 32. Mike Michon – Joined April 7, 2006
- 33. Alissa – Joined April 8, 2006
- 34. Dave – Joined April 13, 2006
- 35. Rob McCarthy – Joined April 14, 2006
- 36. Philip Kaplan – Joined April 14, 2006
- 37. ilona – Joined April 14, 2006
- 38. Steve Jenson – Joined April 28, 2006
- 39. Craig Calef – Joined April 28, 2006
- 40. Stacy Jenson – Joined April 29, 2006
- 41. jennycool – Joined April 29, 2006
- 42. Russ – Joined April 29, 2006
- 43. Phil – Joined April 29, 2006
- 44. Mom – Joined May 1, 2006
- 45. Ali Momeni – Joined May 1, 2006
- 46. Da Mystik Homeboy – Joined May 1, 2006
- 47. Nic Werner – Joined May 1, 2006
- 48. Dave Pell – Joined May 1, 2006
- 49. Victor – Joined May 2, 2006
- 50. Blaine – Joined May 3, 2006
- 51. Rael Dornfest – Joined May 9, 2006
- 52. leah – Joined May 10, 2006
- 53. Dan Arkind – Joined May 11, 2006
- 54. Jason Goldman – Joined May 20, 2006
- 55. Chris Wetherell – Joined May 20, 2006
- 56. Mai Le – Joined May 21, 2006
- 57. Ario Jafarzadeh – Joined May 23, 2006
- 58. Josh Kopelman – Joined May 24, 2006
- 59. ethan – Joined June 3, 2006
- 60. inactivesarah – Joined June 4, 2006
- 61. Ted Wang – Joined June 5, 2006
- 62. Chris Fralic – Joined June 6, 2006
- 63. Bob Johnston – Joined June 20, 2006
- 64. jo – Joined June 20, 2006
- 65. myles – Joined June 21, 2006
- 66. oof – Joined June 21, 2006
- 67. cher – Joined June 21, 2006
- 68. Will Turnage – Joined June 21, 2006
- 69. Mike Champion – Joined June 24, 2006
- 70. Gary Elliott – Joined June 24, 2006
- 71. Kevin S. – Joined June 29, 2006
- 72. asa – Joined July 3, 2006
- 73. Eric Case – Joined July 4, 2006
- 74. Jeffrey Veen – Joined July 5, 2006
- 75. Dennis Crowley – Joined July 5, 2006
- 76. Jason Shellen – Joined July 6, 2006
- 77. Katie Walton – Joined July 7, 2006
- 78. Richard – Joined July 8, 2006
- 79. Chris Baum – Joined July 8, 2006
- 80. Team Buckshot™ – Joined July 9, 2006
- 81. rae brune – Joined July 11, 2006
- 82. Mysteriously Unnamed – Joined July 11, 2006
- 83. Maggie Mason – Joined July 11, 2006
- 84. Lori McLeese – Joined July 12, 2006
- 85. Dave Gray – Joined July 12, 2006
- 86. Donna – Joined July 12, 2006
- 87. Rav – Joined July 12, 2006
- 88. Jonathan Markwell – Joined July 12, 2006
- 89. Jerry Michalski – Joined July 12, 2006
- 90. hans.gerwitz – Joined July 12, 2006
- 91. Buzz Andersen – Joined July 12, 2006
- 92. DocRob – Joined July 12, 2006
- 93. Ozlem – Joined July 12, 2006
- 94. Lane Collins – Joined July 12, 2006
- 95. Peter Berg – Joined July 12, 2006
- 96. charlie wright – Joined July 12, 2006
- 97. Chris Jones – Joined July 12, 2006
- 98. Cristiano Dias – Joined July 13, 2006
- 99. Noah Brier – Joined July 13, 2006
- 100. Nicole Mezzasalma – Joined July 13, 2006
- 101. Chris Sacca – Joined July 13, 2006
- 102. David Smith – Joined July 13, 2006
- 103. Naina – Joined July 13, 2006
- 104. Scott Fegette – Joined July 13, 2006
- 105. Matt Galligan – Joined July 13, 2006
- 106. Jerry Richardson – Joined July 13, 2006
- 107. Christian Harrison – Joined July 13, 2006
- 108. Fabienne Jach – Joined July 13, 2006
- 109. danah boyd – Joined July 13, 2006
- 110. Dick Hardt – Joined July 13, 2006
- 111. Pete Hopkins – Joined July 13, 2006
- 112. Scott Heiferman – Joined July 13, 2006
- 113. Mary Hodder – Joined July 13, 2006
- 114. Annie – Joined July 13, 2006
- 115. Mam – Joined July 13, 2006
- 116. alex vartan – Joined July 13, 2006
- 117. Satvir Dogra – Joined July 13, 2006
- 118. Yashwant Rawat – Joined July 13, 2006
- 119. Manu – Joined July 13, 2006
- 120. Jason Shugars – Joined July 13, 2006
- 121. mike mcguire – Joined July 13, 2006
- 122. Tole Hart – Joined July 13, 2006
- 123. Neha Narula – Joined July 13, 2006
- 124. Curtis Wilde – Joined July 14, 2006
- 125. Sam – Joined July 14, 2006
- 126. Grant Shellen – Joined July 14, 2006
- 127. Brian Walsh – Joined July 14, 2006
- 128. cg – Joined July 14, 2006
- 129. Matt Croydon – Joined July 14, 2006
- 130. Noam Lovinsky – Joined July 14, 2006
- 131. Jason Cosper – Joined July 14, 2006
- 132. Rod Begbie – Joined July 14, 2006
- 133. Robb M. – Joined July 14, 2006
- 134. Sean Bonner – Joined July 14, 2006
- 135. Xeni Jardin – Joined July 14, 2006
- 136. Verified Richard – Joined July 14, 2006
- 137. Jim Williams – Joined July 14, 2006
- 138. Kevin Fox – Joined July 14, 2006
- 139. Sean – Joined July 14, 2006
- 140. Deepak C – Joined July 14, 2006
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