L.A. Earthquake Reported on Twitter First
July 31st, 2008
Twitter.com has once again raised the bar for news reporting, as breaking news is delivered with unsurpassed speed and efficiency. The most recent example was a quick one-word update from Twitter member Caroline (Vixy), who wrote “earthquake” to notify the Twitter community and local followers of the recent earthquake in Los Angeles.
Will Twitter become the next-generation emergency reporting system? Or, as purported by Chris O’Brian, will it be the best newsroom tool of the future?
Do you trust and respond to breaking news on micro-blogging platforms as you would traditional media outlets?
Entry Filed under: Social Media, Twitter
3 Comments Add your own
1. Ginger Lennon | August 1st, 2008 at 8:56 am
Do you trust breaking news on Twitter and other micro-blogs as you would a traditional media outlet? http://snurl.com/38vfq
2. Scott | August 1st, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I look at Twitter as a way to spread news fast…look at how the community reacts to breaking news such as Amber Alerts. If you think about it it’s a great way to keep people in the loop because a majority of the die hard twitterers are constantly connected via mobile devices.
Another case study goes back to April when a grad student was thrown into an Egyptian prison and he used Twitter to notify his friends.
3. vixy&hellip | August 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
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