I read an article today on how Twitter helped with getting information out about the recent Victorian bushfires. As usual, there were pros and cons associated with this new method of information delivery.
The pros concentrated on the speed at which information was spread versus industrial-age media… “Fast and flexible, Twitter spread information through people’s overlapping social circles…”. Another pro was the use of fairly reliable sources such as @cfa_updates, @sbsnews and ABC’s @774melbourne.
The cons concentrated on the darker side of information overload as the rising death toll was reported at 20…25…30…35 as well as the links to every new photo and every new report in all its horrendous details. The overloading of websites such as CFA ended up with the authors pleading with people to stop visiting their website unless they were in genuine need. On the other hand, the lack of Twitter updates from @KevinRuddPM was disappointing but one also needs to remember that there are only 1 in 5000 people currently using Twitter.
Food for thought for us as Technovisionaires isn’t it!
To view the full article click on the following link http://www.crikey.com.au/Media-Arts-and-Sports/20090211-Twitter-enabling-the-new-global-rubberneckers.html
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