Jason Duncan's List: Digital Citizenship

• cell phones mostly not working
• turned on the news, and logged onto Facebook
• she is updating everyone before it even gets to the news,
• as word spread of the blasts on Monday afternoon, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response,
• Terrorism experts said that social media helped people in Boston and beyond determine their next steps after hearing about the explosions.
• information about the blasts spread more quickly on social media than through traditional news outlets
• "Online, I can express outrage or sympathy."

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• Authorities pursuing a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing have a love-hate relationship with social media. After initially asking for help via Twitter, law enforcement later requested that social-media users be a little more conscientious about the kind of information shared (or fabricated) on social networks.
• law enforcement turned to the public via Twitter and other platforms for   help crowdsourcing leads  .
• On Thursday, the FBI   released video footage  of two young men carrying backpacks near the finish line of the marathon before the blasts, asking the public again for help in identifying the suspects.
• Friday morning, the Boston Police Department tweeted the above photo of the younger brother, as well as this rendering of a license plate authorities were searching for
• But authorities also found that Twitter could be a nuisance as well as a tool in the process of pursuing the suspect.
• As fake Twitter accounts using the name of the suspect popped up Friday and other tweeps began sharing updates of the pursuit gleaned from police scanners,

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• If that information is incorrect, especially in a crisis, it’s hard for the social media community to gain control and push out accurate information, new research shows.
• University of Washington researchers have found that misinformation spread widely on Twitter after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing despite efforts by users to correct rumors that were inaccurate
• A number of incorrect rumors surfaced that spread rapidly before corrections started appearing. And when they did, corrective tweets were minimal when compared with the volume of tweets that spread incorrect information

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•  "UPDATE: Boston Police are asking social media users not to post information they hear on police frequencies/scanner channels."
• On Friday afternoon, Internet feeds of some Boston police scanner frequencies began disappearing from websites, but tech-savvy crime fans figured out other methods to listen, seeking out alternative frequencies from like-minded Twitter users.
• After officials confirmed the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, speculation over his brother's use of social media began to grow. Some media outlets, including CNN, reported Tsarnaev was using Twitter and Facebook while on the run, but those claims were based on accounts that may or may not be real.
• "This is a PARODY account and is no way shape or form related with the real Dzhokhr Tsarnaev."

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• Digital Communication:
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•   Digital Rights & Responsibilities:

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