Twitter to celebrate 10th birthday tomorrow
Social media giant Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday tomorrow.
With 500 million Tweets per day and 200 billion Tweets every year, it has become the global viewing and commentary platform for its users in Ireland and beyond.
Since the first Tweet was sent in 2006, Twitter has become part of the fabric of everyday life for many users.
just setting up my twttr
— jack (@jack) March 21, 2006
The platform has seen many popular Irish phenomena, including the #HomeToVote campaign during the Marriage Equality referendum.
The movement born on Twitter, starting with the first Tweet coming from the train to Holyhead.
This is the scene on the 9:10 London to Holyhead train as Irish abroad return #hometovote #marref pic.twitter.com/spVfkb5sIT
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) May 22, 2015
It went on to trend globally that day with over 72,000 tweets sent.
Started by @rickoshea in 2015, #FiveWordsToRuinADate ended up trending worldwide with celebrities, brands and even fictional characters across the world getting in on the hashtag.
I don't like open source. #FiveWordsToRuinADate
— Android (@Android) January 13, 2015
Set up ahead of the Queen’s Visit to Ireland in 2011 @GardaTraffic has become one of Ireland’s most iconic Twitter accounts.
With over 200,000 followers, the account mixes serious news, a unique sense of humour and lots of puns.
Driver stopped doing 87.9mph in a built up area, tax & ins both expired 30 yrs ago, when arrested said Great Scott!! pic.twitter.com/xtT81635J8
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 21, 2015
