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Paul and Mark Dredze </span>reveal secrets to public health hidden in plain sight. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem one myra_mcentire" href="en/myra_mcentire.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Myra McEntire </span>wrote a book and landed a movie deal. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third jerry_rizzo" href="en/jerry_rizzo.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Jerry Rizzo </span>tweeted his way to a dream job in the NBA. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third mark_hayward" href="en/mark_hayward.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Mark Hayward </span>used Twitter to help save a dog’s life. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third brian_stelter" href="en/brian_stelter.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Reporter Brian Stelter </span>lost 75 pounds on Twitter. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="twothirds"> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third wael_ghonim" href="en/wael_ghonim.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Wael Ghonim </span>became a symbol for the #Jan25 pro-democracy movement in Egypt. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third sohaib_athar" href="en/sohaib_athar.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Sohaib Athar </span>inadvertently live-tweeted the raid on the Osama bin Laden compound. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third kevin_durant" href="en/kevin_durant.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Kevin Durant </span>played a pick-up game of flag football with his followers. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third london_cleanup" href="en/london_cleanup.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Dan Thompson, Sophie Collard and Sam Duckworth </span>organized clean-up efforts after the UK riots. </div> </a> </div> </div> <a class="griditem thirdtall daniel_morales" href="en/daniel_morales.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Daniel Morales </span>reunited with his daughter after 11 years. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem one japan_quake" href="en/japan_quake.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>The world </span>embraced Japan during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem one julia_probst" href="en/julia_probst.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Julia Probst </span>relays what the players are saying but the fans can’t hear. </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third stefanie_gordon" href="en/stefanie_gordon.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Stefanie Gordon </span>shared a chance encounter with a space shuttle. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third okan_bayulgen" href="en/okan_bayulgen.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Okan Bayulgen and AKUT </span>saved two people trapped by the earthquake in Turkey. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third peter_shankman" href="en/peter_shankman.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Peter Shankman </span>landed a surprise steak dinner. </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="issueone"> <div class="content">  <div class="row"> <a class="griditem one aaron_durand" href="en/aaron_durand.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Aaron Durand </span>saved his mom's bookstore with a Tweet. </div> </a> </div>  <div class="row"> <a class="griditem fourth roger_ebert" href="en/roger_ebert.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Roger Ebert </span>gained a new voice after losing his ability to speak. </div> </a> <a class="griditem half chad_ochocinco" href="en/chad_ochocinco.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Chad Ochocinco </span>surprised 100 of his followers with an invitation to dinner. </div> </a> <a class="griditem fourth maureen_evans" href="en/maureen_evans.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Maureen Evans </span>delivers recipes to the palm of your hand. </div> </a> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="twothirds"> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third willy_mutunga" href="en/willy_mutunga.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Dr. Willy Mutunga</span> opened the African courts to direct communication through Twitter. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third queen_rania" href="en/queen_rania.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Queen Rania al Abdullah </span>started a global conversation (with a sandwich). </div> </a> </div> <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third burberry" href="en/burberry.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Burberry </span>shared the looks before they hit the runway. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third rebecca_chiao" href="en/rebecca_chiao.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Rebecca Chiao </span>reveals harassment while protecting victims. </div> </a> </div> </div> <a class="griditem thirdtall ravi_pina" href="en/ravi_pina.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Ravi Pina </span>shares train information through crowd sourcing and Twitter. </div> </a> </div>  <div class="row"> <a class="griditem history mike_massimino" href="en/mike_massimino.html"> <h5>Mike Massimino</h5> <div class="description">Historical Tweet: Sent the first Tweet from space.</div> <div class="tweet">From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!</div> <div class="date">12 May 09</div> </a> </div>  <div class="row"> <a class="griditem one yoshieimaru" href="en/yoshieimaru.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>佳栄 Fishermen </span>sell their catch before their boats return to port. </div> </a> </div>  <div class="row"> <a class="griditem third mark_slavonia" href="en/mark_slavonia.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Mark Slavonia </span>challenged Lance Armstrong to ride the world’s steepest road. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third bullet_skan" href="en/bullet_skan.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Bullet Skan </span>found safety when the revolution in Tunisia reached his backyard. </div> </a> <a class="griditem third chris_strouth" href="en/chris_strouth.html"> <div class="whitebg"> <span>Chris Strouth </span>tweeted "sh*t, I need a kidney" then got one. </div> </a> </div> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="tweet-actions"> <div class="tweet-button" id="tweetus"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?button_hashtag=TwitterStories" class="twitter-hashtag-button" data-text="Read inspiring stories." data-lang="en" data-related="TwitterStories" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/http://stories.twitter.com/">Tweet #TwitterStories</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> </div> <div class="tweet-button"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/https://twitter.com/Twitterstories" class="twitter-follow-button" data-lang="en" data-show-count="false" data-align="right"> Follow @TwitterStories </a> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/https://twitter.com/">© 2012 Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/https://twitter.com/tos">Terms</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924/https://twitter.com/privacy">Privacy</a></li> <form name="langPicker"> <select onchange="changeLang();" name="language"> <option>Language</option> <option value="en">English</option> <option value="pt">Português</option> <option value="es">Español</option> <option value="ja">日本語</option> <option value="ko">한국어</option> <option value="tr">Türkçe</option> <option value="de">Deutsch</option> <option value="ru">Pусский</option> <option value="fr">Français</option> <option value="nl">Nederlands</option> <option value="it">Italiano</option> <option value="id">Bahasa Indonesia</option> <option value="fil">Filipino</option> <option value="pl">Polish</option> </select> </form> </div> </div> </div> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116102924js_/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> </body> </html>

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