Antedating of "tweep"

[Hugo]

"Tweep" has just been added to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/new-words/2014-update.htm

M-W's first known use: 2008

Here are 2007 "tweeps" and "tweep":

[Begin]
goodnight....twitters? Tweeps? Twits? Goodnight.
[End]
Mar 20th 2007
Robert Sinclaire
https://twitter.com/RobertSinclaire/status/9886871

[Begin]
Hello to new Tweep @KarrieLyne . Did I mention I have a thing for redheads?
:)
[End]
Jul 16th 2007
Joe Cascio
https://twitter.com/JoeCascio/status/151725232

And here they are collected alongside a selection of early examples from
2007:
http://www.exquisitetweets.com/collection/hugovk/3053

Hugo

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