In October 2009 I posted a series of X updates (UTC timestamps) that blended news links, personal notes, complaints, and social‑media observations. The stream shows my early practice of sharing short URLs, using hashtags, and retweeting thought‑leadership content.
I shared the article “Google's Orkut prepares for face‑off with Facebook” via http://ow.ly/xZlb.
I posted “US budget deficit 1.4 TRILLION! If every country makes a budget deficit, who pays for it?”
I announced “my new number is <redacted>. Old number is also active”.
I warned followers about an “ow.ly service temporarily unavailable” outage (not quoted directly).
I retweeted “#Excellent read: RT @Asfaq: Is #Google Making Us Stupid?” via http://ff.im/-9qPKm.
I posted the link “Twitter to Facebook: 5 Ways to Post to Both” via http://ow.ly/x75r.
I highlighted “7 bad writing habits you learnt in school” via http://ow.ly/xSfK (via @ScepticGeek).
I noted the “#Tagged.com scam better than Twitter marketing” with a link http://bit.ly/1i25Nx.
I commented on the Obama Nobel prize story with a link http://bit.ly/fJMaY.