It's been exactly ten years to the day since Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent his first tweet. Since then, stars, starlets, politicians and amateur shark artists have been doing their best to get to the point in 140 characters . To celebrate the day, we picked out ten first tweets from celebrities.
#1 Jack Dorsey
just setting up my twttr
— Jack (@jack) March 21, 2006
#2 Edward Snowden
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2
#3 Carolin Kebekus
still have to learn how to do this
— carolin kebekus (@carolinkebekus) August 19, 2009
#4 Tom Hanks
Testing... testing... Is this thing on??
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) January 11, 2010
#5 Elyas M'Barek
Is this the new Facebook or what? pic.twitter.com/FXBR1jxt
— Elyas M'Barek (@Elyas_MBarek) January 25, 2012
#6 James Cameron
Ryan Seacrest told me I had to get on Twitter. So here I am. First tweet. I feel younger already.
— James Cameron (@JimCameron) January 28, 2011
#7 Jan Böhmermann
Hunger!
— Jan Böhmermann (@janboehm) January 16, 2009
#8 Katy Perry
Just got into Berlin... feeling better thank you, have my vicks inhaler by my bedside... and PS I TWITTTTER! GAH. Find a follower!
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) February 21, 2009
#9 Stan Lee
I just signed on to Twitter today. Don't want it or need it, but don't wanna be out of the action!
— stan lee (@TheRealStanLee) August 13, 2009
#10 Simon Unge
my 1st tweet... uhh hello.
— Simoms Unge (@unge) April 3, 2012
I'm so bored right now that I just set up Twitter here... seems like it :P