Comments on: Earthquake news broke on Twitter http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/ We exist to promote and protect the work of St. Louis bloggers Fri, 08 May 2009 00:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Lisa http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/#comment-23 Lisa Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:23:12 +0000 http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-23 After calming down my kids, I immediately went to Twitter. In less than a minute, I was able to confirm that yes, that was a quake. After that it was all about shared reactions and not just from St. Louis. To me, Twitter is a word of mouth network on steroids. While you can only call one of your friends at a time in a crisis, Twitter lets you simultaneously converse with your entire network. After calming down my kids, I immediately went to Twitter. In less than a minute, I was able to confirm that yes, that was a quake. After that it was all about shared reactions and not just from St. Louis. To me, Twitter is a word of mouth network on steroids. While you can only call one of your friends at a time in a crisis, Twitter lets you simultaneously converse with your entire network.

]]> By: Dana Loesch http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/#comment-17 Dana Loesch Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:18:33 +0000 http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-17 Good question, Rich. Several Twitter members did a quick search and found <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008qza6.html" rel="nofollow">this website</a> (among others which monitor seismic activity) which they linked on Twitter. We assumed it was an earthquake and those assumptions were verified by the linked sources. And then we all really got freaked out because we anticipate aftershocks! Good question, Rich. Several Twitter members did a quick search and found this website (among others which monitor seismic activity) which they linked on Twitter. We assumed it was an earthquake and those assumptions were verified by the linked sources.

And then we all really got freaked out because we anticipate aftershocks!

]]> By: Rich Desoto http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/#comment-16 Rich Desoto Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:57:51 +0000 http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-16 My only question is... "How could/did the Twitterati validate that it was indeed an earthquake? This would certainly be speculated with numerous and consistent reports, but who was able to validate and verify what was suspected? (Okay, two questions.) My only question is… “How could/did the Twitterati validate that it was indeed an earthquake? This would certainly be speculated with numerous and consistent reports, but who was able to validate and verify what was suspected? (Okay, two questions.)

]]> By: Rebecca http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/#comment-15 Rebecca Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:17:03 +0000 http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-15 When the aftershock hit, I literally went to Twitter to see if I was losing my mind paranoid or if it really did happen. The immediacy of Twitter, and the sense of community it has provided today for all of us in the earthquake, was rather reassuring. When the aftershock hit, I literally went to Twitter to see if I was losing my mind paranoid or if it really did happen. The immediacy of Twitter, and the sense of community it has provided today for all of us in the earthquake, was rather reassuring.

]]> By: Alanna http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/earthquake-news-broke-on-twitter/#comment-14 Alanna Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:13 +0000 http://stlouisbloggersguild.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-14 And you figure the TV people, anyway, were all geared up, only 20min from airtime. And you figure the TV people, anyway, were all geared up, only 20min from airtime.

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