Evan Williams

Evan Williams
Evan Clark Williamsis an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who has founded several Internet companies. Williams was previously Chairman and CEO of Twitter, one of the internet's top ten websites...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth31 March 1972
CityClarks, NE
CountryUnited States of America
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A key element of Web blogs is the community element. Most blogs are not self-contained; they are highly dependent on linking to each other.
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Twitter isn't a social network, it's an information network.
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Blogging and traditional media work together. Twitter complements traditional media.
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I subscribe to about 200 blogs. I look for insights and good writing, and I look to get smarter.
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Blogging got the concept of personal publishing, but it didn't really take advantage of the network.
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I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government.
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Most of the great businesses of our time have experimented. Like Google.
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What the Internet is great at is building networks.
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While GeoCities isn't cool, it isn't a bad thing. It did a great thing - enabled great people to instantly publish to the Web.