April 27, 2009
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The day I asked myself, "what exactly is Twitter?" I went to Twitter's home page, and clicked on a button that said, "Watch a video*."
That's when I discovered Common Craft's lovely explanatory video style.
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It is surprising how complex subjects can be explained simply with paper cut-outs. That kind of simplicity takes a lot of skill.
*Update July 2009: Twitter has redesigned its home page. The video can still be viewed here.