Comments on: Michael Jackson and The Twitter Factor

By: Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:33:45 +0000

Strangely enough, I too heard the news on the radio here in Dublin, Ireland. With that said, it does a job to compare radio comparatively to 2.0/3.0 mediums with TV being the new outcast.

While working and in personal downtime, one is far more likely to have the radio on (while working, going about chores, chatting with friends).

Is television becoming an unsociable medium? Yes, I tuned in to see what so-called ‘experts’ were saying and to guage an official point of view and, perhaps, to get TOTAL confirmation that events were ‘real’.

However, there are more and more resources online with a TRUSTED voice. There will soon be a collaborative network of traditional and consumer generated news content (user rated etc) that will be THE channel. This will be online. Collaborate, fuse and collect data and give it an official stamp. It’s happening now.

Interesting thread. Thanks!

By: Laura Carrilo

Laura Carrilo — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:49:38 +0000

Thank you for the responses, interesting to hear how the news spread. Personally I was watching my Twitter feeds which reported his passing, while watching CNN which was still reporting he was in a coma.

By: Mike Dover

Mike Dover — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:52:55 +0000

I heard about it on the radio while in a cab from CDG to Montmatre. That’s old school.

By: kath

kath — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:45:43 +0000

Great article! This information gives one a lot to think about the way we connect with each other. I heard about MJ’s death from a family member.

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By: barthox

barthox — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:36:21 +0000

Frankly, I heard it the plain old 1.0 way : from the regular news report on the radio this morning … but that’s partly because I’m in Europe, which means that I wasn’t online anymore when the announcement was made!

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By: Brian Magierski

Brian Magierski — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Nice post Laura. Oddly enough, as much as I am connected into social media I happened to hear about this via 1.0 while rearranging furniture in my living room. MJ was certainly pervasive in my childhood years.

What’s also remarkable in your post is the direct access we now have to celebrities and that they have to their fan base … it was interesting how you noted Kevin Spacey’s use of twitter to debunk rumors rather than trying to get a statement out to 1.0 media through a publicist.

All of this speaks to the speed and agility of social media. It’s almost as if the newsroom of old plays out in real time live for everyone to see … from rumor to fact checking to reality.