Founder, Twitter
Rank: 44
Why he matters: When we say You have questionable judgment, Williams's Twitter may be a case in point. Twitter gives each user a webpage, where short text updates (known as "tweets") can be posted to the site via IM, SMS, or blogging tools. The result is a torrent of short notes and inane observations (from "Feeling sick today" to "I'm in the bathroom!") pouring in from buddies throughout the day.
Fans say Twitter is an invaluable way to stay in the loop. We're not so sure. Twitter is either a major new communications platform or the next overhyped Friendster. Which will it be? Ask us again next year.
|
|
|
|
Evan Williams |  Meet 50 Who Matter winner Gina Bianchini. Her site, Ning, lets anyone be a social networking mogul. (more)  |
© 2009 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms under which this service is provided to you. Privacy Policy
Live Quotes automatically refresh, but individual equities are delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET.
* : Time reflects local markets trading time. † - Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Disclaimer
* : Time reflects local markets trading time. † - Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Disclaimer
| Copyright © 2009 BigCharts.com Inc. All rights reserved. Please see our Terms of Use. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real-Time Services and subject to the Terms of Use. Intraday data is at least 20-minutes delayed. All times are ET. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. Fundamental data provided by Morningstar, Inc.. SEC Filings data provided by Edgar Online Inc.. Earnings data provided by FactSet CallStreet, LLC. |
