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On tweets as sources
To the people (commenters on Engadget and otherwise) angered today by the fact that we sourced a tweet as a viable piece of information, you should realize something: the world is changing, news is changing, the flow of information is changing, and with it, our old perceptions about what is “real” and “credible” will have to change too.
Is 140 characters too short for a “real” piece of information? No. A status update on Facebook can be a real piece of information. A quick SMS is a real piece of information (remember that story about Mickey Rourke just before the Oscars?). A video shot by a kid in the middle of a war zone can be a real piece of information. And yes, a tweet is a real piece of information if it comes from a place that matters. If it comes from the right place.
Una reflexión de Josh a raíz de un post (sobre el Zune) publicado ayer en Engadget. ¿Es twitter y sus 140 caracteres una fuente viable? Continúa leyendo el resto aquí.
