one was jack orsi and the other was noah glass. they were two very close friends and they worked at a company which was a podcasting company in early 2005. the podcasting company was failing and they had been out drinking one night and jack had this idea that would allow you to say what you are doing at a moment in time. like i'm drinking or eating or ,'m at the park and noah glass his cofounder of this company had the idea you would be able to share with your friends and connect with your friends. he was going to a difficult time calledsaid this thing twitter would make you feel less alone. that was the genesis of the idea. concept had a different once it started to grow. >> the origins of twitter, monday on "the communicators" on c-span two. >> the u.s. conference of mayors held it meetings in washington dc. on thursday, secretary shaun donovan spoke to the group. he talked about the obama administration's initiatives to deal with homelessness. this is about one hour. >> good morning. we are going to call the meeting to her. if f