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A trip back in time: awkward first tweets from big brands

Looking back at your first tweet is a bit like looking at your high school yearbook photo: Awkward.

Twitter’s celebrating its eighth anniversary with a tool that lets users find their first tweets. Most people start using Twitter utterly confused and unsure what to say. Brands are no different. Many grasped for a way to introduce themselves, settling in for the jargon of the day like “Twitterverse” and “tweeps.” Here’s a selection of first tweets from 10 leading social brands.

An inauspicious, grubby start for a current real-time marketing darling.
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Meanwhile, Arby’s is confused. Maybe the hat’s on too tight.
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JCPenney went right for customer service.
jcptweet

Oh dear, Domino’s joined Twitter to deal with workers doing gross things to food.
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Burger King didn’t get the engagement memo.
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And neither did Taco Bell.
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McDonald’s was left speechless.
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Pepsi was a quick learner of Twitter-ese.
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Coke went the unorthodox route of retweeting out of the gate.
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Charmin set the right tone with potty humor.
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And, to be fair, Digiday was wondering if Facebook could possibly catch up to MySpace.
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