@Earnestp @chadloder @fuzztech @mekkaokereke same 2007 joined, back when Twitter's sms support was cutting edge https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/19/twitter-starts-to-limit-outbound-sms-in-uk/

I agree I am seeing lots of similarities here (as part of the #TwitterEmigratiom ), lots of early adopters, techies and academics. Twitter also benefitted greatly from it's relatively open API letting people experiment with Twitter clients.

Now it feels like post Fox Myspace.