Talks Evan Williams on listening to Twitter users

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About this talk

In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves.

About Evan Williams

Evan Williams is the co-founder of Twitter, the addictive messaging service that connects the world 140 characters at a time. Full bio and more links

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