If you visited the Bridlington Free Press website today you may have seen some extra-interesting news. People have realised that ANY tweet with the #bridnews hashtag will appear in its liveblog.
And we mean anything.
The paper, owned by Johnston Press, uses liveblogging tech from CoveritLive, which simply pulls in all tweets with that hashtag. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
The #Bridnews hashtag continued on and on, all being broadcast to Free Press readers. There was important public service information.
#bridnews THE MAYOR IS DOING KARATE ON THE SAND AT 18:00 FIGHT HIM AND BECOME MAYOR YOURSELF IF YOU WIN
Council to abolish lampposts and road signs in bid to keep town safe for text-and-walkers #bridnews
Warnings about wildlife on the loose.
#bridnews Man made of kestrels spotted zigzagging down Fortyfoot. Public are advised to stay away from mice.
#bridnews GIANT SCARAB SPOTTED OFF FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. APPEARS TO BE A MOTHERSHIP FOR SMALLER SCARABS.
Scientific observations.
Birds are dinosaurs #bridnews
This guy was VERY up to date on the latest Bridlington news.
sacked chimney-sweep pumps boss full of mayonnaise #bridnews
Crazed wolves in store a bad mistake admits Mothercare #bridnews
Bridlington headmaster suspended for using big-faced child as satellite dish #Bridnews
Child made of paint wins by-election. #bridnews
There was this charming mini-poem about arms.
#bridnews My arms are great. Look at my arms. Arms. #arms
This guy was trapped INSIDE the liveblog like Jeff Bridges in Tron.
#bridnews help im trapped in the internet, if you're reading this you're my only hope. please alert the authorities, i am trapped in the web
I didn't know this about Bridlington.
TIL Andre the Giant and Macho Man Randy Savage were both born in Bridlington #bridnews
It didn't take long for BuzzFeed UK employees to get involved.
We are well and truly through the fourth wall.
Meanwhile, in actual Bridlington...
Bridlington, we salute you.
