henry copeland: Twitter had many parents beyond the Odeo family: pllqt.it/3ImxNq The truth is that Twitter – or something very nearly like it — would almost certainly have happened without Jack Dorsey. However, it might very well not have happened without the long progression of earlier tinkerers and dreamers, who often worked well outside the confines of the market. Their collective efforts paved the way for many of the technical marvels we now enjoy, and we should take care to ensure that they are not written out of the histories of the extraordinary age in which we are living. - publicpractice.org innovation Send