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1、英文原文HowTwitterWasBornTwitterwasbornaboutthreeyearsago,when@Jack,@Biz,@Noah,@Crystal,@Jeremy,@Adam,@TonyStubblebine,@Ev,me(@Dom),@Rabble,@RayReadyRay,@Florian,@TimRoberts,and@BlaineworkedatapodcastingcompanycalledOdeo,Inc.inSouthPark,SanFrancisco.Thec
2、ompanyhadjustcontributedamajorchunkofcodetoRails1.0andhadjustshippedOdeoStudio,butwewerefacingtremendouscompetitionfromAppleandotherheavyweights.Ourboardwasnotfeelingoptimistic,andwewereforcedtoreinventourselves“Rebooting”orreinventingthecompanystart
3、edwithadaylongbrainstormingsessionwherewebrokeupintoteamstotalkaboutourbestideas.Iwasluckyenoughtobein@Jack’sgroup,wherehefirstdescribedaservicethatusesSMStotellsmallgroupswhatyouaredoing.WehappenedtobeontopoftheslideonthenorthendofSouthPark.Itwassun
4、nyandbrisk.WewereeatingMexicanfood.Hisideamadeusstopeatingandstarttalking.Irememberthat@Jack’sfirstusecasewascity-related:tellingpeoplethattheclubhe’satishappening.“Iwanttohaveadispatchservicethatconnectsusonourphonesusingtext.”Hisideawastomakeitsosi
5、mplethatyoudon’teventhinkaboutwhatyou’redoing,youjusttypesomethingandsendit.TypingsomethingonyourphoneinthosedaysmeantyouwereprobablymessingwithT9textinput,unlessyouweresportingarelativelyraresmartphone.Evenso,everyoneinourgroupgottheideainstantlyand
6、wantedit.Later,eachgrouppresentedtheirideas,andafewofthemwereselectedforprototyping.Demosensued.@Jack’sidearosetothetopasacombinationofstatus-typeideas.@Jack,@Biz,and@Florianwereassignedtobuildversion0.1,managedby@Noah.Therestofthecompanyfocusedonmai
7、ntainingOdeo.com,sothatifthisnewthingfloppedwe’dhavesomethingtofallbackupon.Thefirstversionof@Jack’sideawasentirelyweb-based.ItwascreatedonMarch21st,2006.Myfirstsubstantivemessageis#38:Westruggledwithacodenameandaproductname.“It’sFriendStalker!”joked
8、@Crystal,ourmostprolificuser.Theuserbasewaslimitedentirelytothecompanyandourimmediatefamily.Noonefromamajorcompanyofanykindwasallowedin.Formonths,wewereinTopSecretAlphabecauseofcompetingproductslikethenow-defunktDodgeball. Theoriginalproductname/code
