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Posted on March 12, 2011 | tags

 
 

World: Japan quake: Why Twitter rumors are particularly unhelpful right now

  • And this is what we hate about social media. In the fact of grave international tragedy, real media sources have to spend time writing stories to debunk (or in this case, point out) completely unhelpful claims propagated by misguided Miley Cyrus fans. It’s to Twitter’s discredit that it’s the top item that pops up when you hop into Twitter’s search for “#tsunami.” source
 
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