{"id":11244,"date":"2011-03-21T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=11244"},"modified":"2011-03-21T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T15:20:28","slug":"twitter-5-years-old-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/03\/21\/twitter-5-years-old-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter @ 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Twitter-at-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11248\" title=\"Twitter at 5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Twitter-at-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The social networking and microblogging service <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> is five years old today.<\/p>\n<p>Since launching in 2006 it gradually exploded in popularity and now has an estimated 190 million users around the world who generate millions of tweets a day.<\/p>\n<p>Like <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YouTube\">YouTube<\/a> it has become a massive extension of the web as people exchange all kinds of information<\/p>\n<p>This presentation by co-founder <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Dorsey\">Jack Dorsey<\/a> is a fascinating insight into what inspired the site and how it began:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1094070?byline=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"316\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like any other area of life, the film world has its share of people using the service ranging from filmmakers to automated services.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously a lot of users are talking about their lives or plugging projects, but here are a few I like:<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTORS \/ WRITERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/ERROLMORRIS\">Errol Morris<\/a><\/strong>: The famed documentarian seems to enjoy the brevity of Twitter and regularly posts his thoughts on life.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/david_lynch\">David Lynch<\/a><\/strong>: He started by posting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VArdDyvcdao\">weather reports<\/a> but his feed is now as\u00a0unpredictable\u00a0and wonderful as his films.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AIannucci\"><strong>Armando Iannucci<\/strong><\/a>: The director of In the Loop regularly posts sharp insights on politics and culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/johnaugust\">John August<\/a><\/strong>: The screenwriter runs a very useful website and runs an active twitter feed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>USEFUL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/thedailyMUBI\">The Daily Mubi<\/a><\/strong>: Absolutely essential feed that curates the best film links online.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/ReviewIntel\">Review Intel<\/a><\/strong>: Amazingly comprehensive feed with regular quotes and updates from film critics.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/NikkiFinke\">Nikki Finke<\/a><\/strong>: Widely read feed of Deadline Hollywood site which regularly breaks stories from the film and TV industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/metacritic\/\">Metacritic<\/a><\/strong>: The best movie review aggregating site posts update on what the critics think of films.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/ebertchicago\">Roger Ebert<\/a><\/strong>: The venerable Chicago film critic posts all manner of interesting links on a daily basis.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/akstanwyck\">Anne Thompson<\/a><\/strong>: Experienced film journalist who regularly tweets and retweets stories of interest.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/DVDBeaver\">DVD Beaver<\/a><\/strong>: Get regular updates from one of the best DVD and Blu-ray sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Criterion\">Criterion<\/a><\/strong>: Regular links of interest from the vintage US film label.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/boxoffice\">Box Office<\/a><\/strong>: Regular updates on the US charts from BoxOffice.com<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/charlesgant\">Charles Gant<\/a><\/strong>: Detailed analysis of the UK box office from the film editor of Heat.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/IMDb250\">IMDb 250<\/a><\/strong>: See updates of what&#8217;s in and out of the IMDb&#8217;s list of the top 250 films of all time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twitter\">Find out more about Twitter<\/a> at Wikipedia<br \/>\n> <a href=\"http:\/\/listorious.com\/tags\/film\">Links to film related people on Twitter at 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