Bambi and the original Twitter

Cover of Bambi (2-Disc Special Platinum Edition)

Long before Twitter was associated with people spilling the unwanted details of their personal life around the web, Twitter and Twitter-pated meant something completely different -- the Disney movie Bambi!


I remember watching Bambi as a kid. I would feel bad every time the hunters/poachers shot Bambi's mother -- which was kind of ironic because I also went hunting with my Dad. I also used to eat lots of venison too!

I'm just curious where the creators of Twitter got the name for their service. The little bird that they have as their mascot even looks like something out of a Disney movie. This is what I remember Twitter for:



P.S. I basically just wanted to try out the new Zemanta gadget!


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