What Bill Thinks » mumbai http://whatbillthinks.com I Blog, Therefore I Am Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:39:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mumbai Attack and Twitter http://whatbillthinks.com/mumbai-attack-and-twitter/ http://whatbillthinks.com/mumbai-attack-and-twitter/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:54:33 +0000 Bill Bean http://whatbillthinks.com/2008/12/mumbai-attack-and-twitter/ Social media is providing the ability to report and take in unfiltered
news in a more direct way than ever before possible and we’re doing it
on a mass scale. It’s no longer just a toy for early adopters and
Internet nerds; it’s taking its place as an influencer far beyond
technology. There is, however, a downside: there’s very little way to
know what is true and what is rumor.

Mumbai attack coverage demonstrates ( good and bad) maturation point of social media
by Jennifer Leggio

Is immediacy better than accuracy?  That question is raised in this ZDNET article about the use of social media during the recent attacks in Mumbai.  A fascinating question that deserves serious discussion.

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