Library Of Congress To Preserve Twitter Posts

SAN FRANCISCO — That Twitter message you just posted about your ham sandwich might now become part of history.

Twitter is donating its archives of tweets to the Library of Congress, going back to the first one posted by co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006. It wasn’t a profound moment, and Dorsey didn’t come close to Twitter’s 140-character limit for messages. He simply posted “Jack,” according to the Library of Congress’ archives.

Twitter and the Library of Congress announced their partnership Wednesday…

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