Pantagraph News to Readers: you need a time out
For many people who own web sites that have articles that allow comments, the free for all that sometimes erupts around “discourse” can often degenerate into an abusive diatribe pitting Republican against Democrat in the best right wing/left wing nut job symbolism out there. Take your pick – we have all dealt with Trollish behavior [...]
Ashton vs. CNN Twitter Match Yields $100,000 to Malaria No More Fund
If you look at TechMeme, you might think that Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter victory (twitory?) over CNN is the day’s most important news, second only to the Pirate Bay Founders prison sentence. It’s the usual blog-pile in: everyone feels they have be seen on TechMeme, but there’s not much they can add to the story. Well, [...]
Steve Jobs Panic – the Anatomy of Fake News on Twitter
I often praised Twitter for being first reporting breaking news – typical examples were several recent earthquakes in Japan, China, New Zealand…etc. This morning’s news brought panic, and at the time of writing this post, I still don’t know if it was fake news or real.. yet the way the “news” exploded is worth looking [...]
