Is Twitter for the Birds?
1. How has Twitter been used beyond socializing, and for marketing? Use the articles connected to the project to outline how Twitter was used in these instances. Twitter has been used in many different ways. Twitter can be used to live report important events and bring attention to international social issues. For example the Arab Spring used social media to be louder than the voices of their oppressors. However in the boston massacre a lot of misinformation was spread and passed off as true. This is the good and bad of fast news. It could be a good way to combat misconceptions but also can create said misconceptions. 2. In what ways can Twitter be useful as a journalistic, political and / or organizational tool? Twitter can be useful as a journalistic tool by giving live updates of an event. Instead of waiting for the nightly news cycle, Twitter allows journalists to interact with their viewers live as news happens. It makes it easier for viewers that would like more information on ...