RT @inforumsf and go beyond 140 characters with @twitter founders Biz Stone and Ev Williams

DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/TwitterFndrs

Ev Williams & Biz Stone, Co-Founders, Twitter.com
In Conversation with Brad Stone, Senior Reporter, BusinessWeek

A year after launching in 2006, Twitter had just a few thousand users and a quirky name. Now, the site has over 160 million users who send nearly... [read more]

RT @inforumsf and go beyond 140 characters with @twitter founders Biz Stone and Ev Williams

DIRECT LINK: http://bit.ly/TwitterFndrs

Ev Williams & Biz Stone, Co-Founders, Twitter.com
In Conversation with Brad Stone, Senior Reporter, BusinessWeek

A year after launching in 2006, Twitter had just a few thousand users and a quirky name. Now, the site has over 160 million users who send nearly 100 million messages a day. The Twittersphere is flooded with the real-time updates by everyone from your 80-year-old grandmother to Iranian political protestors, Top Chefs, best-selling authors and uber-celebs seeking the Twitter crown.

How did a social network based on tweets, or "short bursts of information," become the preferred voice for so many around the globe? What will Twitter’s new interface and change in leadership mean for its future? Is Twitter the evolution of mobile messaging and news consumption and/or a soapbox for the world's attention seekers? Hear the true Twitter tale, it’s evolution and future from the men behind the hashtag.

Location: Julie Morgan Ballroom at The Merchants Exchange, 465 California Street
Time: 6:15 check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. VIP reception and party with the speakers
Cost: $15 members, $30 non-members, $40 members premium (priority seating); $55 non-members premium. $75 Special VIP ticket: Includes premium seating, reception post-program with speakers. Reception limited to 75 people.