Monday, September 12th, 2011
‘Bad taste’, ‘goulish’ and ‘wrong, wrong, wrong’ – just a few of the phrases used to describe The Guardian’s reporting of 9/11 in its @911tenyearsago Twitter account.
The idea was to live-tweet the 9/11 attacks as if they were happening in real time.
On face value, @911tenyearsago provided an interesting exploration of ...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
There’s been nothing lighthearted about this year’s so-called silly season. August has been jam-packed with news and it’s been very serious stuff.
Last night was no different, as I watched all the latest news from Libya unfold on my Twitter feed. As the rebel fighters swiftly took control of much of ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
Sunday morning is usually a time reserved for a bit of peace and quiet. What you don’t expect to wake up to is utter chaos sparked by bitter rioting on the Tottenham High Road.
What was initially intended to be a peaceful protest by the parents of Mark Duggan soon erupted ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Microsoft has found itself in the middle of a Twitter furore today as it was forced to backpedal following a tweet sent out from its @Tweetbox360 account. The company tweeted: “Remember Amy Winehouse by downloading the ground-breaking ‘Back to Black’ over at Zune”. The Microsoft PR team behind the Twitter ...
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
Last night, a few of the Peppermints headed into town to celebrate Social Media Day. Yes, that’s right: yesterday was a day to celebrate “the revolution of media becoming social” and discuss how it's transforming our personal and professional lives.
This year’s #SMDay is the second annual celebration to be organised ...
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