Twitter Turns 10: Celebrating 10 Of Twitter’s Most Memorable Pop Culture Moments
There was a time when no one thought Twitter would catch on. It was like Facebook- but only statuses- and these statuses could only be 140 characters in length. What good is that? Many of us assumed it would just fade away.
But the live and un-editable nature of Twitter has allowed the platform to stand apart from Facebook, as a basis of live news coverage and as an unparalleled resource for revealing some of the more outspoken celebrities intimate insights *cough Yezzy*.
As Twitter celebrates its ten year anniversary, we count down some of the pivotal moments Twitter has played in pop culture history.
10 Memorable Twitter Pop-Culture Moment
Ellen’s selfie at the Oscars
Still struggling to be repeated, Ellen DeGeneres’s selfie from the 2014 Oscars was crammed with A-listers and has had over 3.3 million retweets. Plus it showed the world that Angelina Jolie has no clue how cameras work.
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014