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Posted on April 15, 2013

Public rush to Twitter for real-time news of Boston Marathon tragedy

Screen shot 2013-04-15 at 3.22.02 PMPublic dissatisfaction with the pace at which mainstream media reports the news is once again being highlighted  by the recent Boston Marathon tragedy. Twitter users turned the service into a media outlet and was perhaps the first to tell the world that a bombing had occurred  near the marathon’s finish line.

Within minutes, the network also thrust Broadcastify into the spotlight – giving users Continue reading “Public rush to Twitter for real-time news of Boston Marathon tragedy”

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