Twitter marks 9th birthday with 9 tweets

As it turned nine years old this weekend, Twitter on Saturday (PHL time) marked the milestone with nine tweets thanking its users for their support.

Chief communications officer Gabriel Stricker also posted a blog site crediting tweeps for features like hashtags and best practices like live-tweeting.

"At our nine-year mark, we continue to say that Twitter is what it is because of the people who use it. After all, it’s because of you that we have product features like hashtags and best practices like live-Tweeting. Today, these are deeply rooted elements of Twitter and part of mainstream cultural vernacular," he said.

Twitter's nine posts reflected its nine-years-and-counting history:

1. Co-founder Jack Dorsey's first tweet when the service was still called “Twttr.”

1/9: Nine years ago, it all started with a Tweet. https://t.co/4WkQb6ZuGP pic.twitter.com/49pLA4A1Jj

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

2. User Chris Messina proposing the use of a hashtag to denote people at the same live event.

2/9: Right away, you began giving us great ideas to help make Twitter better. https://t.co/upTBCki2pf

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

3. Twitter used by NASA to break news when the Mars Phoenix Lander found ice on Mars.

3/9: And Twitter became a place for all kinds of voices, big and small. https://t.co/qGK1ZHSoJb

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

4. More breaking news - and photos - via Twitter, such as when US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle shared a hug before he appeared publicly to affirm his second presidential win. Other events included the bombs at the Boston Marathon, where Twitter became a source for updates.

4/9: Adding to our global community, world leaders also joined the conversation. pic.twitter.com/Gd5iPyzAad

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

5. Citizen journalism – early user Janis Krums happened to be on a ferry when a plane went down in the Hudson River.

5/9: As people shared what was happening in the moment, the world watched breaking news unfold in real time. pic.twitter.com/mgJiBLssiL

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

6. Moments into movements, such as #JeSuisCharlie, #LoveConquersHate, #Jan25, #OccupyWallStreet, #BringBackOurGirls, #UmbrellaRevolution, #BlackLivesMatter, #YesAllWomen, and #IndiaWithPakistan.

6/9: Together, we followed those moments as they turned into movements. pic.twitter.com/O9XZ836Pox

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

7. Bizarre moments at the World Cup.

7/9: Over the years, you've shared what you care about with people around the world. https://t.co/NFTgbg334E pic.twitter.com/wWDVjcTOI4

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

8. "And we continue to be captivated by what you create and Tweet every day," Twitter said.

8/9: And we continue to be captivated by what you create and Tweet every day. pic.twitter.com/OliugZpS7Z

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

 

9. The first Vine video from space.

9/9: We're amazed at how far we've traveled together. #ThankYou for an incredible nine years. https://t.co/tfVZIO34ZR

— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2015

"As for us, we will continue to thank you and celebrate you in the coming years as you use Twitter to reflect both the world at large and the world immediately around you," Stricker said. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News