Comments on: Tracking the quake on Twitter http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/ Welcome to my world Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:17:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Twitter utilitarianism - How do people use Twitter? | BlogSchmog http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2506 Twitter utilitarianism - How do people use Twitter? | BlogSchmog Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:01:32 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2506 [...] Twitter as an alert system The low barrier to reporting makes Twitter an ideal channel for alerting a community to danger. Both the recent California earthquake and the rampaging fires in San Diego were well-covered through tweets, providing important information about where the dangers were, what damage had been done, and posting links to deeper resources. The emergency channel extends outside the affected area, giving remote friends and family the opportunity to reach out with thoughts of support and get confirmation that everything is all right. In Bloomington, our twitosphere has its own brush with local danger, and Twitter beat email and blogs to the punch as a means of alerting the community. [...] [...] Twitter as an alert system The low barrier to reporting makes Twitter an ideal channel for alerting a community to danger. Both the recent California earthquake and the rampaging fires in San Diego were well-covered through tweets, providing important information about where the dangers were, what damage had been done, and posting links to deeper resources. The emergency channel extends outside the affected area, giving remote friends and family the opportunity to reach out with thoughts of support and get confirmation that everything is all right. In Bloomington, our twitosphere has its own brush with local danger, and Twitter beat email and blogs to the punch as a means of alerting the community. [...]

]]> By: Mike Doeff http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Mike Doeff Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:41:54 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2500 @ebeth - Worst comment ever. Troll much? @ebeth – Worst comment ever. Troll much?

]]> By: ebeth http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 ebeth Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:55:17 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2499 Most boring blog post ever. Most boring blog post ever.

]]> By: Mike Doeff http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Mike Doeff Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:09:16 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2496 @thestand - That's what's kind of scary about this. If a mild quake like this one generated this kind of response what will it be like when the big one hits? To dotBen's point, will the infrastructure for this type of messaging hold up? There is also the issue of lots of noise and not too much signal on all of the quake chatter that was going on. @thestand – That’s what’s kind of scary about this. If a mild quake like this one generated this kind of response what will it be like when the big one hits? To dotBen’s point, will the infrastructure for this type of messaging hold up? There is also the issue of lots of noise and not too much signal on all of the quake chatter that was going on.

]]> By: thestand http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 thestand Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:56:18 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2495 Shessshhh.....ought to live in S. Cal.....5.6 is a twitch Shessshhh…..ought to live in S. Cal…..5.6 is a twitch

]]> By: dotBen http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 dotBen Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:51:19 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2494 I'm so proud of my wife Sofia for twittering first!!! And to agree with the points made above, twitter is so useful during breaking news events. I just hope Twitter, and it's dependent services (internet trunking, wireless carriers,etc ) stay up if/when the "big one" comes. B I’m so proud of my wife Sofia for twittering first!!!

And to agree with the points made above, twitter is so useful during breaking news events.

I just hope Twitter, and it’s dependent services (internet trunking, wireless carriers,etc ) stay up if/when the “big one” comes.

B

]]> By: Twitter Quake Bollocks « A Fuller View http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 Twitter Quake Bollocks « A Fuller View Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2491 [...] The ‘quake’ that followed in Twitter was total bollocks IMHO… Check the Scobleizer for what I mean. While I do think it is interesting to note that services like Twitter and mobile devices for sure are changing (and many cases already changed) the way we gather information about important events - such as earthquake - and keep in touch with loved ones etc, in this case most of the info on Twitter about this event was drivel (Mr Doeff was good enough to record it). Maybe in the future news organisation will use Twitter or a simialr service to agther info from the field…   [...] [...] The ‘quake’ that followed in Twitter was total bollocks IMHO… Check the Scobleizer for what I mean. While I do think it is interesting to note that services like Twitter and mobile devices for sure are changing (and many cases already changed) the way we gather information about important events – such as earthquake - and keep in touch with loved ones etc, in this case most of the info on Twitter about this event was drivel (Mr Doeff was good enough to record it). Maybe in the future news organisation will use Twitter or a simialr service to agther info from the field…   [...]

]]> By: thomashan http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 thomashan Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:28:43 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2483 I was pretty impressed myself after I twittered about the Bay Area earthquake (I got tracked by you above). Twitter is where I get lots of news nowadays, much faster than any major media I was pretty impressed myself after I twittered about the Bay Area earthquake (I got tracked by you above).

Twitter is where I get lots of news nowadays, much faster than any major media

]]> By: links for 2007-11-01 « Zero influence http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 links for 2007-11-01 « Zero influence Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:29:49 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2482 [...] Tracking the quake on Twitter | mad dog in the fog There was a continuous flow of information as soon at the quake hit. (tags: twitter earthquake usa) [...] [...] Tracking the quake on Twitter | mad dog in the fog There was a continuous flow of information as soon at the quake hit. (tags: twitter earthquake usa) [...]

]]> By: Invisible Inkling » Obligatory Twitterquake post http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-2479 Invisible Inkling » Obligatory Twitterquake post Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:33:34 +0000 http://www.mdoeff.com/blog/2007/10/30/tracking-the-quake-on-twitter/#comment-2479 [...] Tracking the quake on Twitter - Mike Doeff [...] [...] Tracking the quake on Twitter – Mike Doeff [...]

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