Tweets and text messages from inside a courtroom may be permitted after the UK’s most senior judge approved the use of digital communication technology, which means that reporters and members of the public will even be able to sit in court and surf the internet on their laptops – as long as they are quiet about it.
Testing times
An American woman, named by the press down under as Ashley Kerekes, from Massachusetts, complained about people suddenly sending messages to her Twitter account about cricket. Kerekes says she knows nothing about cricket but for some reason received scores of tweets about the Ashes contest between Australia and England, finally tweeting that she was ‘not a freaking cricket match’. Her …
The Twitter Devolution
At the time of the unrest in Iran last year and the protests on the streets, much was said about the influence of social media site Twitter in events and the reporting of incidents. Many tweeters changed their base address to Tehran to try and confuse the authorities and the amount of information coming out of Iran was prodigious. But …
Search options
For all the tweeters, especially those looking for new and interesting people to follow, here are… 50+ Ways to Search Twitter…
Tweet tweet
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez only joined Twitter last month – a service he used to call ‘a tool of terror’ – but he already has nearly a quarter of a million followers.
Networking on Twitter
For those who are into the various social media applications, here is an interesting article in the Social media Examiner…8 Easy Ways to Network on Twitter…
Attention, Admiral on (tweet)deck
US troops are to be allowed to use social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook following a review of internet use and security, with Defence department officials saying that the benefits of using social media now outweigh the risks to security. Many sites, including YouTube, were blocked by the Pentagon in 2007 but under the new ruling will be unblocked. …
Crossing the line
Social network sites are becoming more and more popular and do have their place as a means of communication and, increasingly, as a source of up to the minute news. But there are limits, boundaries which should not be crossed. We have seen, recently, a couple at the altar Twittering and updating their Facebook pages during the wedding ceremony. One …
Be prepared
No doubt when Twitter comes back online it will be full of people complaining that Twitter was offline.
It may come back to bite you
The rise of social media sites, Facebook, Myspace, Bebo and currently the fastest growing phenomenon, Twitter, means not only that the world is shrinking further still, but also that you need to be a little more cautious about what you write or say. Think twice before you hit ‘send’ or ‘update’ or whatever they happen to be calling the button …