Show notes
On the 50th episode of Zemach FM, we take a look at the history and the current state of Twitter. We see how a company that started as a podcasting app pivoted into a state of the art social media. We also see what implementations the company is currently working on.Episode Timeline03:55 Episode title introduction06:20 What was the first product of Twitter?08:00 How was the process of pivoting into a social media.08:50 The first version of Twitter using an SMS interface.10:15 Who was the first CEO of Twitter.12:42 The second CEO of Twitter, Evan Williams.13:20 Evan William’s buy-out.15:20 The rapid growth of Twitter17:45 The requirement of account verification.19:00 The source of controversy in the company21:00 A reminder of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet NFT 23:20 Some statistics from Twitter.26:22 Some products and features of Twitter.28:22 The Twitter Deck dashboard.30:15 Twitter spaces35:30 The reason behind no edit button and character limits in Twitter.37:50 Some facts about Twitter42:45 Twitter’s biggest hack.48:45 The Twitter community in Ethiopia. Contact the hostsHenok Tsegaye Twitter Instagram LinkedInAbdulhadmid Oumer Twitter Instagram linkedInFollow Zemach FM and give us comment
