Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 from a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Twitter has been a place all evening for people to share what Jobs meant to them – how his inventions have changed the way we live and how his legacy will always be that of a visionary.
While reading tweets from my friends, as well as celebrities and influential members of the tech community, it struck me that the ultimate testament to Steve Jobs’ legacy might be the fact that so many people are expressing their thoughts about the man on some of the devices he worked so hard to bring to the public – the iPhone, iPad and of course the Mac.
That, and the fact that many of us also learned of his passing on one of those devices.
Here are some of tonight’s top tweets about the passing of Steve Jobs –
@Schwarzenegger
ArnoldSteve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us. #ThankYouSteve
2 hours ago via Tweetbot for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@cbrangel
Charles Rangel#ThankYouSteve Your iPad has opened a whole new world for me at age 81. We’re sad to see u go but are grateful to have had u. RIP 37 minutes ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@cenedella
marc cenedellaWe’ve lost our Jobs. Life / swipes by, fingerprints reveal: / He adopted us. #ThankYouSteve 39 minutes ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto
@darrenrovell
darren rovellRIP Steve Jobs. You left your mark on our desks, on our ears & in our hands. 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto
@BillGates
Bill GatesMelinda and I extend our sincere condolences to Steve Jobs’ family & friends. The world rarely sees someone who made such a profound impact. 2 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@SteveCase
Steve CaseI feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages. 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@SnoopDogg
Snoop DoggRIP Steve Jobs Rest in peace homie. 2 hours ago via Twitter for Mac · powered by @socialditto
@iamdiddy
iamdiddyRIP Steve Jobs…. 1 hour ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry · powered by @socialditto
@jimmyfallon
jimmy fallonThank you, Steve Jobs, for all of the fun and amazing ways you made our lives better….Sent from my iPhone. 1 hour ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto
@SamGrittner
Sam GrittnerYou know you’ve lost a true American icon when Twitter loses it’s snark. 2 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@hodgman
hodgmanThank you, Steve. 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@God_Damn_Batman
The BatmanThe genius we didn’t deserve, but the one we needed. Farewell, Steve Jobs. 2 hours ago via Batcomputer · powered by @socialditto
@alyankovic
Al YankovicRIP Steve Jobs. Thanks for improving life as we know it. 2 hours ago via web · powered by @socialditto
@pattonoswalt
Patton OswaltRIP Steve Jobs. Closest thing we had to Tony Stark. 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@ActuallyNPH
Neil Patrick HarrisRest in peace, Steve Jobs. Your genius will live on for generations to come… 2 hours ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto
@jack
Jack DorseyThank you, Steve. 13 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@trammell
TrammellSo much talk on Twitter of Steve Jobs, but Twitter HQ has been eerily quiet the past few hours save the clicking of keyboards he tailored. 49 minutes ago via Twitter for Mac · powered by @socialditto
@Benioff
Marc BenioffSteve Jobs was the greatest leader our industry has ever known. We are all blessed by his life. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. 3 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · powered by @socialditto
@arrington
Michael ArringtonDamn. People like steve jobs are supposed to live forever 3 hours ago via Twitter for Android · powered by @socialditto
@Scobleizer
Robert ScobleI was driving on the freeway in Cupertino when I heard the news. Shocking. So much emotion is swirling about. 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto
@whitehouse
The White House“The world has lost a visionary” -President Obama on the passing of Steve Jobs. Statement: http://t.co/cgd7KMp6 1 hour ago via web · powered by @socialditto