James Cox delivers news via Twitter

James Cox and I have spoken in the past about his hugely popular @cnnbrk Twitter account, which syndicates CNN’s Breaking News to Twitter followers everywhere. The Guardian even published a story on James’ commitment to keep the feed up to date, and not use it as a personal marketing channel. I love this story because it explains the true value of Twitter—something I get asked about a lot by non-believers. “What is Twitter for?” or, “Isn’t Twitter really worthless?” My standard rebuttal is — When an event happens, Twitter is always the first to report it.

I don’t know when the moment of opportunity for the service will take place. Maybe the upcoming elections, tides swelling, or aliens landing; but someday, Twitter’s true power will be revealed when thousands of people report the news long before traditional media picks up on the story. Thanks James!

Original Story
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2008/08/the_cnn_breaking_news_twitter.html

Posted on Aug 02, 2008 by Kevin Milden

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