Comments on: L.A. Earthquake Reported on Twitter First http://racetalkblog.com/2008/07/31/la-earthquake-reported-on-twitter-first/ Media, Communcations and Public Relations Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:40:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vixy http://racetalkblog.com/2008/07/31/la-earthquake-reported-on-twitter-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 vixy Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:47:49 +0000 http://racetalkblog.com/?p=413#comment-2429 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Ginger Lennon http://racetalkblog.com/2008/07/31/la-earthquake-reported-on-twitter-first/comment-page-1/#comment-12862 Ginger Lennon Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:56:06 +0000 http://racetalkblog.com/?p=413#comment-12862 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Do you trust breaking news on Twitter and other micro-blogs as you would a traditional media outlet? http://snurl.com/38vfq</span></span> Do you trust breaking news on Twitter and other micro-blogs as you would a traditional media outlet? http://snurl.com/38vfq

]]> By: Scott http://racetalkblog.com/2008/07/31/la-earthquake-reported-on-twitter-first/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 Scott Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:10:40 +0000 http://racetalkblog.com/?p=413#comment-2412 I look at Twitter as a way to spread news fast...look at how the community reacts to breaking news such as <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=874659052&page=2&q=Amber+Alert/" rel="nofollow">Amber Alerts.</a> 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. <a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20080416/134853865.shtml/" rel="nofollow">Another case study</a> goes back to April when a grad student was thrown into an Egyptian prison and he used Twitter to notify his friends. 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.

]]> By: Ginger Lennon http://racetalkblog.com/2008/07/31/la-earthquake-reported-on-twitter-first/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 Ginger Lennon Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:56:06 +0000 http://racetalkblog.com/?p=413#comment-8140 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Do you trust breaking news on Twitter and other micro-blogs as you would a traditional media outlet? http://snurl.com/38vfq</span></span> Do you trust breaking news on Twitter and other micro-blogs as you would a traditional media outlet? http://snurl.com/38vfq

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