Blogger Robert Scoble beat the international news wires in reporting the horrendous earthquake in China Monday, because he began receiving Twitter feeds as it was happening. This is fitting, as AFP notes that the original inspiration for Twitter was inventor Jack Dorsey thinking about emergency dispatch systems.
So much on Twitter is trite. Some of our own recent posts have all the intelligence of bad bumper stickers. But sometimes, in periods of emergencies or news or simply chatter about Hillary Clinton primary victory speeches, the ambiance of humanity talking immediately about events in play gives news a new meaning.
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