Re-Tweeting isn’t just for the Birds
Social Media Today has a great post about the immediacy of social media to spread breaking news. Yesterday’s plane crash in the Hudson river has by now reached news stands everywhere, but the first to learn of the crash were those on twitter, who had immediate access to a bystander’s twitpic. Not only was the twitter community immediately alerted, but news sources themselves were then able to trackdown witnesses for interviews due to their twitter activity.
Only thirty-four minutes after Krums had posted his photo online he was interviewed live on TV by MSNBC (video here). Other traditional media also reached out via social media to get hold of eyewitness stories. The Charlotte Observer first sent a news alert via Twitter and then posted several requests on Twitter.
Read the full story here
h/t @renster
Isn’t it wild how powerful twitter is!? That shows the true speed with which we transmit information now and EVERYONE has the ability to participate.
I absolutely love twitter, it is a great way to stay in touch with people, kind of like facebook without all the application noise.