Blog #3: Write about one famous person or event in Web history since 2001.The launch of Twitter


You know who Tom from MySpace is. You know who Mark Zuckerberg is. But do you know who Evan Williams is?


Evan Williams is a young entrepreneur who has made a major impact on the current state of the internet and social media. Evan, along with his business partners Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Noah Glass created the online social networking service Twitter. 


Twitter was created in March of 2006 and launched in June of the same year. Evan Williams served as an investor and board member for Twitter for a few years and in 2008 he replaced his Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey as CEO of the company. In October 2010 Evan Williams stepped down from his position as CEO so he could focus on product strategy. 


But before Twitter, Evan Williams had already made a name for himself in the web history books. Williams, a college dropout started his career working for various technology companies and did freelance developing codes. These jobs lead him to starting his own company called Pyra Labs. He started this company with Meg Hourihan and they both came up with the idea of creating an online application for creating and managing weblogs. What came from this idea has seriously changed the Internet forever. The website they created was the one you are currently on right now---BLOGGER. Not only did he create this website, but he also created the term blogger (person who blogs)! In 2003 Blogger was bought out by Google.


With such a talented resume, what’s next for Evan Williams? 




Well, Williams created a new blogging website called Medium with one of his Twitter cofounders Biz Stone in 2012. Medium was launch to the public in 2013. Medium is different from other blogging sites because it helps you focus on writing. There are fewer distractions like sidebars and what not. It’s a simple, easy to use and visually appealing format. It also helps you collaborate easily with other bloggers and find your audience. 

SOURCES

http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=354

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-twitter-was-founded-2011-4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Williams_(entrepreneur)