Twittering The China Earthquake
Twitter updates provided breaking news on the major quake near Chengdu, China. Twitter users, coordinated largely through the efforts of Robert Scoble, were providing news of the earthquake — including first-hand accounts — before mainstream news sites began reporting about the 7.8 quake. (Related: Twittering wildfires.)
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First Twitter Report of Quake?
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A Timeline of Tweets on China’s Earthquake
tweetip.tumblr.com
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A First-Responder Medium?
rexblog.com
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Crowdsourcing Without Managers
onlinejournalismblog.com
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Scobleizer on the Earthquake
scobleizer.com
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Earthquake Posts on Twitter via Summize
summize.com
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Before CNN, MSNBC, BBC Or the USGS, Twitter Had the News
venturebeat.com
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