It's no secret that brands and organizations, including sports teams, are as creative as they've ever been on social media. But when Twitter launched in July 2006, it was used very differently than it is today.
We thought it would be fun to take a look back at the Atlanta Hawks tweets that (in retrospect) seem hilarious today.
The team's first tweet:
Yes, we may have used Twitter like a personal account at first...
It was an emotional time, so we vented:
Tell 'em!
Things that weren't a given in 2009...
Remember when Twitter was only the place to post thoughts when the blog was down?
Apparently we let Adrian Wojnarowski take over for a day:
Random shopping thoughts:
But quickly fixed:
Oh...
Things that still happen in 2015:
Six years later and this one is still getting replies:
If only they knew then what we know now:
Life's most important things:
Offseason...
Back then, when the Twitter guy took a vacation, the account took a vacation too:
All of the third person!