Twitter Time Capsule: Revisit Artists’ First Tweets

March 20, 2014, 3:15pm

This morning, Twitter created a new tool that unearths the first tweet from the dregs of any account. First Tweet, created in celebration of the platform’s eighth birthday, is an amazing source of entertainment, mild embarrassment, and ultimately plain fun that can shed some light on how we’ve taken advantage of 140 characters since the birth of our Twitters.

While digging around for some golden first posts from creatives working in the art and tech world, we noticed that artist JK Keller had already started doing our work for us, re-tweeting the Twitter births from the likes of Cory Arcangel, Ryder Ripps of OKFocus, and more. Big nod to Mr. Keller, but we wanted to add a few more to his list. Check out some OG tweets below:

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first twitter yo
— DJ Anti-Tweeze (@atrak) November 19, 2008

Hi this is TAKASHI MURAKAMI first time messge in English .
— Takashi Murakami (@Takashipom_En) October 28, 2010

Contemplating a Bush-less USA…
— Dandy Lion (@daedelus_music) November 17, 2008

I’m thinking about my next GIF fashion show

— olia lialina (@GIFmodel) March 3, 2008

Just started watching the new Massive Attack films from ‘Heligoland’, http://bit.ly/6iJtDI
— edouard salier (@edouardsalier) February 3, 2010

The last 4 years part 1 #last4years http://t.co/SaSBry5c

— James Franco (@JamesFrancoTV) January 24, 2012

http://twitpic.com/4xuxvj omg I have muhy own tweeterr now!

— retweeted (@ryder_ripps) May 15, 2011

Where the Wild Things Are is honest to its audience. Childhood is thrilling & terrifying. Validating the feelings empowers those of all ages— Spike Jonze (@realspikejonze) November 2, 2009

Photoshop now, reality in 2010, here is the world’s most violent building http://intempobenidorm.com — Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (@errafael) December 29, 2009