May 3, 2009 by Jeff Hester
Filed under Social Networks
Twitter is great for watching uniformed panic unfold.
With thanks to xkcd for their twisted Twitter humor, and a nod to Andrew Long at socialmediatoday for bringing it to our attention.
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A lot of people are talking about how Twitter and “real time search” is a threat to Google, but as this comic so succinctly shows, there is a quality issue. Good on xkcd!
Ha, this gave me a good giggle.
@Mark: While the comic is funny, Jeremy Wagstaff has a thoughtful analysis of the very problem this comic identifies: Twitter is a stream of thoughts and not necessarily a reliable source for information. It’s a great read: http://www.loosewireblog.com/2009/04/a-bad-day-for-social-media.html