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- Evan asked his friend, another ex-Googler named Biz Stone, to join him. When Apple launched iTunes podcasting, and made Odeo's podcasting platform irrelevant, Evan and Biz and an Odeo employee named Jack Dorsey decided to create something called Twitter instead.
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Apr 13, 2011 · When Apple launched iTunes podcasting, and made Odeo's podcasting platform irrelevant, Evan and Biz and an Odeo employee named Jack Dorsey decided to create something called Twitter instead.
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Aug 29, 2021 · Early on: Biz Stone cofounded Odeo with Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey and Noah Glass after leaving Google back in 2005. Biz still co-owns the patent for Twitter along with Jack Dorsey.
- Henry Blodget
Williams left Google in 2004 and became a cofounder of Odeo, a podcasting company. Stone joined Odeo in 2005. The following year the men were approached by Dorsey, a software engineer, with the idea of using text messaging and instant messaging (based on the principles of dispatch software) as a way of keeping in touch with friends.
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Jul 1, 2024 · Active investors in Odeo Evan Williams and Biz Stone supported Jack Dorsey's concept and its development. Odeo approved the project, leading to a working prototype by March 2006 and the public release of the Twttr service by July 2006.
Aug 10, 2012 · What everyone agrees on is that it started out in 2005 as Odeo, a podcasting company founded by Evan Williams. When Apple iTunes moved into podcasting, Odeo found itself going nowhere fast, and...
Apr 14, 2011 · When Apple launched iTunes, and made Odeo's podcasting platform irrelevant, Evan and Biz and an Odeo employee named Jack Dorsey decided to create something called Twitter instead.
Jun 27, 2024 · Evan Williams tempted Stone away to work at Blogger shortly after it had been purchased by Google and left the company with Williams in 2004 to form Odeo. Once Twitter launched, Stone became...
