This link has been bookmarked by 6 people . It was first bookmarked on 01 Nov 2008, by sean williams.
-
03 Nov 08
-
02 Nov 08
Paul DattaA spontaneous re-enactment of Orson Welles' 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast unfolded Friday on microblogging site Twitter. Hundreds of tweets detailed a mock Martian invasion, with reports both
-
01 Nov 08
-
TransTrackerThis is interesting and creative. I wonder if a similar tactic could be used for PSYOP/deception purposes--i.e. have a bunch of folks working together to spread news of fake events for the purpose of inducing panic or some other effect. If I were less of a good guy, how could I use this for nefarious purposes? Hmmm....
-
A spontaneous re-enactment of Orson Welles' 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast unfolded Friday on microblogging site Twitter.
Hundreds of tweets detailed a mock Martian invasion, with reports both panic-stricken and humorous.
"Smoking, smoldering hunks of buildings, cars and people lay strewn about," wrote one user, joshlewis. "The tripods have left the Warehouse District in ruins."
Another, iancanfield, wrote: "The freeways are packed! I've heard from a few stuck on 252 and 94, they are sitting ducks."
-
Twitter has been used to comment on national events and disseminate crucial information quickly during natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and earthquakes.
-
To distinguish the apocalyptic messages from the rest of the updates flowing through the site -- and to prevent igniting the kind of confusion and panic caused by Welles' historic broadcast -- participants are adding the tag "#wotw2" to the ends of their fictional accounts.
-
Would you like to comment?
Join Diigo for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.