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TLT CoffeeRead: Twitter Tweets Tell Twister Tale

Posted on June 12, 2008 
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Twitter Tweets Tell Twister Tale

“Twitter in Action as Breaking News Warning System: Colorado Tornado”

During one of what has seemed to be an endless parade of severe weather breaking news situations this year, a tornado roared through the northern-most suburbs of Denver. This gentleman in Boulder, CO, attempted to find out if he was under a threat as well. What was his most reliable source of information?

Wasn’t the National Weather Service, CNN, local news sites - it was Twitter.

Should Penn State review the possibilities of social Internet sites such as Facebook, Twitter, whatever the next big thing will be, etc., for emergency alerts?

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