{"id":87046,"date":"2016-03-24T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=87046"},"modified":"2016-03-24T14:56:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:56:17","slug":"happybirthdaytwitter-the-medias-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/happybirthdaytwitter-the-medias-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"#HappyBirthdayTwitter: the media&#8217;s reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltricaved.\/p\u2014annfriedman(@annfriedman)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/annfriedman\/status\/1179879523February5,2009\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a>With over 320 million users it\u2019s not surprising that the #HappyBirthdayTwitter hashtag started trending earlier this week. Used by big brands, celebrities, football teams, politicians and media outlets, Twitter has played a significant role in revolutionising global communication and breaking news. In celebration of the social networking site&#8217;s 10th birthday we have compiled the best responses on the web. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It might be a distant memory but it wasn\u2019t that long ago <a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltricaved.\/p\u2014annfriedman(@annfriedman)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/annfriedman\/status\/1179879523February5,2009\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a>when we were all figuring out how to use the social networking site. With journalists making up a quarter of Twitters users, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poynter.org\/2016\/happy-birthday-twitter-we-werent-sure-what-to-do-with-you-at-first\/402030\/\">Poyneter<\/a> traced the early steps of some notable journalists as they tried to make sense of Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">just joined twitter! not sure how i feel about this!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Callie Schweitzer (@cschweitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cschweitz\/status\/1242291498\">February 23, 2009<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrjustjoinedtwitter!notsurehowifeelaboutthis!\/p\u2014CallieSchweitzer(@cschweitz)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/cschweitz\/status\/1242291498February23,2009\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\ni caved.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ann friedman (@annfriedman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annfriedman\/status\/1179879523\">February 5, 2009<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nI just lost my Twitter virginity.<br \/>\n \u2014 Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillSimmons\/status\/1659931783\">April 30, 2009<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrIjustlostmyTwittervirginity.\/p\u2014BillSimmons(@BillSimmons)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillSimmons\/status\/1659931783April30,2009\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-no\/type\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a>And of course it was Twitter who popularised hashtags. In an informative post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiKtb_tstnLAhUCvBQKHX4qBEMQFggfMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.business2community.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpd57Zyouc0tBcWAZaOk2w_PScxA\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.business2community.com\/\">Business 2 Community<\/a>\u00a0reminded us of the first person to ever use a hashtag on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/barcamp?src=hash\">#barcamp<\/a> [msg]?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Messina \u270c\ufe0e (@chrismessina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrismessina\/status\/223115412\">August 23, 2007<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiKtb_tstnLAhUCvBQKHX4qBEMQFggfMAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.business2community.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNGpd57Zyouc0tBcWAZaOk2w_PScxA\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.business2community.com\/\">Business 2 Community<\/a>\u00a0also refreshed our memories of the Hudson River plane incident in 2009, a pivotal moment that established Twitter as a leading source for breaking news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Plane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-87052 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Plane.jpg\" alt=\"Plane\" width=\"296\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrhowdoyoufeelaboutusing#(pound)forgroups.Asinahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/barcamp?src=hash#barcamp\/amsg?\/p\u2014ChrisMessina\u270c\ufe0e(@chrismessina)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrismessina\/status\/223115412August23,2007\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrI'mtryingTwitter.\/p\u2014BrianStelter(@brianstelter)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter\/status\/796164632April24,2008\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Known for its wit and sharp humour <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/2016\/03\/21\/twitter-turns-10-the-100-greatest-tweets-of-all-time\/\">The Telegraph<\/a> compiled a list of some of the funniest tweets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadManBugti\">@BadManBugti<\/a> Safe badman, we gettin sum more PS4 tings in wivin da next week y&#8217;get me. Soz bout da attitude, probz avin a bad day yo.<\/p>\n<p>LD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Argos Helpers (@ArgosHelpers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArgosHelpers\/status\/442214733727272960\">March 8, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is a very, very expensive body language coach floating in a pool of money somewhere, laughing his tits off &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fgcmrAtJnh\">pic.twitter.com\/fgcmrAtJnh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Sandison (@DanielSandison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielSandison\/status\/651668463077818368\">October 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/03\/21\/twitter-10-years-twitter-in-numbers-the-top-10-most-popular-tweets-likes-and-hashtags-5760151\/\">The Metro<\/a> reminded us of the most retweeted photo in Twitter history. Remember this infamous selfie?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If only Bradley&#8217;s arm was longer. Best photo ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oscars?src=hash\">#oscars<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/C9U5NOtGap\">pic.twitter.com\/C9U5NOtGap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEllenShow\/status\/440322224407314432\">March 3, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And that Katy Perry is the most followed person on Twitter with\u00a084.7 million followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank U for creating the BEST way to stay connected worldwide ?? Also, can we hv an edit button now pls? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/typoqueen?src=hash\">#typoqueen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VnHvk74qi3\">https:\/\/t.co\/VnHvk74qi3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATY PERRY (@katyperry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katyperry\/status\/712068598643044353\">March 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrThankUforcreatingtheBESTwaytostayconnectedworldwide??Also,canwehvaneditbuttonnowpls?ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/typoqueen?src=hash#typoqueen\/aahref=https:\/\/t.co\/VnHvk74qi3https:\/\/t.co\/VnHvk74qi3\/a\/p\u2014KATYPERRY(@katyperry)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/katyperry\/status\/712068598643044353March22,2016\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not all about celebrities the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2016\/03\/22\/business\/media\/twitter-at-10.html?_r=0\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0made us think about the influential role Twitter has played in being a social and political force for change, giving a voice to marginalised groups and raising awareness about sensitive issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NewYorkTimes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-87056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/NewYorkTimes.jpg\" alt=\"NewYorkTimes\" width=\"407\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s Justin Biber, the most mentioned person on Twitter, who in his own unique style posted a video of himself singing happy birthday to the social networking site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrIfonlyBradley'sarmwaslonger.Bestphotoever.ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oscars?src=hash#oscars\/aahref=http:\/\/t.co\/C9U5NOtGappic.twitter.com\/C9U5NOtGap\/a\/p\u2014EllenDeGeneres(@TheEllenShow)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEllenShow\/status\/440322224407314432March3,2014\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrThereisavery,veryexpensivebodylanguagecoachfloatinginapoolofmoneysomewhere,laughinghistitsoff-ahref=http:\/\/t.co\/fgcmrAtJnhpic.twitter.com\/fgcmrAtJnh\/a\/p\u2014DanielSandison(@DanielSandison)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielSandison\/status\/651668463077818368October7,2015\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blockquoteclass=twitter-tweetdata-lang=enplang=endir=ltrahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadManBugti@BadManBugti\/aSafebadman,wegettinsummorePS4tingsinwivindanextweeky'getme.Sozboutdaattitude,probzavinabaddayyo.\u00a0brbrLD\/p\u2014ArgosHelpers(@ArgosHelpers)ahref=https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArgosHelpers\/status\/442214733727272960March8,2014\/a\/blockquotescriptasyncsrc=\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.jscharset=utf-8\/script\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-no\/type\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4PRoOjJJk8?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 320 million users it\u2019s not surprising that the #HappyBirthdayTwitter hashtag started trending earlier this week. 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