Twitter has become a byword in the social media scene. Online and off, everyone seems to be talking about it. Remarkably though, its founder has managed to keep a pretty low profile. For someone who has created something that’s often compared to Facebook, this is definitely interesting. Evan Williams grew up in the countryside so his main concern while growing up was farm irrigation. But Williams was a farm boy with big dreams.
Evan Williams attended the University of Nebraska in pursuit of higher education. He initially worked for news firms in Texas. However, after working for several years, he decided to go back to the family farm. An opportunity arrived at his doorstep – he was asked to work for O’Reilly Media. Evan started in marketing before becoming an independent contractor writing computer code.
Soon, he established a reputation. Companies like Intel and Hewlett Packard invited him to participate in some projects. He then worked with an old friend, Meg Hourihan, and they co-founded Pyra-Labs – the company that made Blogger. They popularized the term “blogging” and Pyra-Labs was acquired by Google. While many other people would have retired upon reaching the heights of success with Blogger, Williams’s creativity knew no bounds.
The result of this, as we all know, is Twitter. The micro-blogging platform was supposed to be a minor project but it soon became famous. It has revolutionized the way people interact using social media, whether on their laptops, on their phones, or on their tablet computers.
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