Find your #FirstTweet – 20 March 2014
Today, Twitter celebrated its 8th birthday by giving people the ability to find their first tweet.
Below are a few ‘first tweets’ from some of the people I follow on Twitter.
nothing much
— David J. Nightingale (@chromasia) February 15, 2008
I am genuinely stuck in a lift. How exciting! Hope I get out in time for my gym class though!
— Jonathan Worth (@jonathanworth) September 20, 2007
test
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) March 13, 2008
learning how to twitter!
— Jon Stroud (@JonStroud) January 17, 2009
working on iphones via 'hahlo' and 'pocket tweets' – fun!
— Twitter (@twitter) July 11, 2007
Watching The Apprentice
— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) May 16, 2007
Setting up social marketing accounts!
— Boris Johnson (@MayorofLondon) May 8, 2008
Welcome to the Word of the Day – a fun little twitter that brings you a new and interesting word every day. Follow and see for yourself!
— Word of the Day (@thewordoftheday) September 28, 2008
Listening to Test Match Special on Sports Extra: http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sportsextra/schedule.shtml
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) July 19, 2007
is wondering why the snow hasn't melted, even though the sun is out!
— Laura Peters (@Lawa86) February 4, 2009
Transposing music for trumpet and clarinet players!
— Graham Kirby-Smith (@loudsinger) February 5, 2009
Come and join us for our conference on Saturday 14th Feb at 7pm to hear about the Millennium. Enjoy some refreshments afterwards.
— Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksideCF) February 13, 2009
twitteriing.
— Running Goat (@RunningGoat) February 6, 2009
Mastermind final followed by Masterchef…. Fantastic!
— Mikey Davies (@tucksontour) February 23, 2009
No10 news: Entente Cordiale to enter "new era" – PM: Gordon Brown has spoken of a "shared.. http://tinyurl.com/2px2ld
— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) March 26, 2008
@bealeyboo Rubbish, am officially giving up. Phil is trying to encourage me to tweet but I'm not convinced! How's things?
— Stuart Herrington (@Stuhezza) March 16, 2009
is new to all of this!!
— Sam Hammond (@Sammy162) April 22, 2009
Hooray! We’re now on Twitter, so we’re celebrating with a bit of magic… #VFTH
— Vodafone UK (@VodafoneUK) April 29, 2009
Moral fibre found in football – Newcastle suspend Joey Barton
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 5, 2009
So excited to finally be on twitter with all you lovely people. Let your friends know where to find us! #marksandspencer #m&s
— M&S (@marksandspencer) May 13, 2009
News Release Will a wind turbine work for you? http://tinyurl.com/c36adm
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 5, 2009
Elena Baltacha has become the first Briton through to the second round of Wimbledon after beating Germany's Angelique Kerber 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 23, 2008
8 days till the ashes…where better to prepare? Go Venus! http://yfrog.com/5hmcjcj
— Jonathan Agnew (@Aggerscricket) June 30, 2009
Apollo 17: Thirty-five years ago this week on Dec http://tinyurl.com/2h2g26
— NASA (@NASA) December 20, 2007
I am just about to go and have lunch at Le Colombier in Dovehouse Stret SW3 the best French restaurant in town. The escargots are to die for
— Henry Blofeld (@blowersh) July 15, 2009
is cracking data 24/7
— Pedro Miguel (@DataMan2000) July 20, 2009
using twitter for the first time.
— Paulo Coll (@paulocoll) June 6, 2009
On the bus home. It's crappy out there. http://twitpic.com/2jcgw
— Q A Pesto (@Quaristice) March 28, 2009
Welcome to the twitter page set up for the Maidenhead Advertiser / Windsor Advertiser and Twyford Advertiser!
— MaidenheadAdvertiser (@MaidenheadAds) August 21, 2009
Relaxing after work
— Paul McIntyre (@pmcintyre78) May 19, 2009
watching #oneandother when i should be doing something more useful
— Paul Baker (@maidbloke) September 6, 2009
Question Time team now tweeting…Please follow us HERE! Arrived in sunny Bournemouth, ready for tonight's return 10:35pm BBC One #bbcqt
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) September 24, 2009
http://tweetphoto.com/8201389 Bambi on ice…
— Tiffany Leigh Rudd (@Rudders_TL) January 7, 2010
BONG (20:41)
— Big Ben (@big_ben_clock) October 30, 2009
Hello twitter. We’ll be sharing tasty food ideas throughout the day. Come say hello and let us know what’s inspiring you to cook today.
— Sainsbury's (@sainsburys) November 2, 2009
Thinking about all the classes I've got to teach tomorrow!
— Bex Cox (@bex__cox) November 15, 2009
hello – thanks for following! -tweets start from TUC in sept…
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) August 28, 2009
Hey, Welcome to the 1st tweet 🙂
— Paul Bunyard (@wildaboutimages) January 16, 2010
Enjoyed the first interviews of the campaign. Off to Channel 4 news next. The choice is change or ruin – 5 more years of Brown would be ruin
— William Hague (@WilliamJHague) April 6, 2010
Greetings tweet world!
— Jonathan Howe (@heresjonniehowe) August 26, 2009
When a man is tired of Facebook, he is tired of life. 'Tis like MySpace, without the unsigned minstrels.
— Samuel Johnson (@DrSamuelJohnson) March 18, 2009
I have arrived!! Can't believe I have turned but you have to move with the times !! What next?
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 7, 2010
It's almost three years to the day since the credit crunch began (Aug 9 2007). Have banks and the financial system been reformed adequately?
— Robert Peston (@Peston) July 30, 2010
Please forgive my late arrival! Twitter is the place to be…
— Hugh Pym (@BBCHughPym) June 18, 2010
This is @stevebridger – 'protecting' this Twitter profile for the National Trust. I'll hand it over too them when they're ready!
— National Trust (@nationaltrust) November 25, 2008
Facebook has been ruined for me. It's like comprehensive school with grey hair.
— Stephen Watson (@SPWatson) August 3, 2010
Reading The Damned United, the finest sports novel I've ever encountered – this is why Clough ruled
— Dan Roan (@danroan) February 24, 2009
Hello and welcome. John Lewis is now on Twitter! Please follow us for news, views and details from Britain's favourite retailer
— John Lewis (@johnlewisretail) October 6, 2010
Trying to find a cameraman to film an interview with Alan Kennedy to look back on the 81 European Cup final – proving difficult! NIna B
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2009
Now that it’s getting a bit warmer and that pesky snow is long gone, we think that it’s about time our very own… http://bit.ly/bvLSLR
— Little Chef (@littlechefcouk) March 26, 2010
@JohnsonBeever all live and up and running , cant believe i buckled under the peer pressure – HR?
— Jonathon Beever (@JohnsonBeever) November 2, 2010
@hassleboff @te_Dixon my first tweet – Exciting times!
— Sam Underhill (@s_underscore) November 16, 2010
is Twittering
— Andrew Burdett (@AndrewBurdett1) February 23, 2009
Living the dream
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) June 17, 2009
Can someone please check on Phil in case he has had a heart attack on seeing me here on twitter!!! Sorry still no mobile.
— Alan Michael (@alan_r_m) May 20, 2011
First shots of Coast series 6, under White Cliffs of Dover, where we started Series 1 … And the ferry's waiting…
— Nick Crane (@nicholascrane) May 26, 2010
Coming soon…
— Breaking News UK (@BreakingNewsUK) August 24, 2011
Damn I love my iMac!
— Sean Parry (@seanparry) October 13, 2011
Starting back training full time tomorrow, buzzing for it! #letsgo
— Ruebyn Richards (@RuebynRichards) June 26, 2011
Can't believe @GeorgeLineker has talked me into this tweeting thing. What have I let myself in for?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 22, 2012
Perils of political promises http://tinyurl.com/cgahmp
— Nick Robinson (@bbcnickrobinson) March 23, 2009
I am a bit tired
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) March 17, 2012
An absolutely delightful 4+half hour drive has come to an end. Tired and grumpy could be just two of the most popular words to describe me.
— Sean Annable (@Annable1971) July 1, 2012
I'm starting Conference with this new Twitter feed about my role as Conservative Leader. I promise there won't be "too many tweets…"
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) October 6, 2012
Hello! Our new BBC Weather website has launched this afternoon. Have a look: http://t.co/HE6FN3SD
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) November 15, 2011
Walking back into the office after having a slightly shorter haircut than normal
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) December 20, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/3xyejhw – I am proud and honoured to be given the opportunity to be Canada's first Commander in space.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) September 2, 2010
I'm finally signing up to Twitter after wondering for a long time whether I should do…
— Graham Soult (@soult) January 16, 2009
GO
— Jeremy Bowen (@BowenBBC) May 1, 2011
finally giving in to Twitter. It's inevitable…..
— Rushton Bradshaw (@rushbradshaw) October 1, 2009
I feel like my Dad. Baffled by new technology and what young people do these days.
— Mark Easton (@BBCMarkEaston) March 9, 2011
Travelling home for Christmas. #M4 #M25 #A12
— Steve Shaw (@StevieShaw1975) December 23, 2013
Round at the outlaws sipping Shloer
— Phil Bray (@PhilBray) March 21, 2008