Comments on: According To Twitter, Prop 8 Was Overturned Before It Existed http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:54:45 -0800 hourly 1 By: Nieuwsarchieven en de Twitter geruchtenmolen | Weblog Pascal Van Hecke http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2944241 Nieuwsarchieven en de Twitter geruchtenmolen | Weblog Pascal Van Hecke Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:06:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2944241 [...] krijgen we ongetwijfeld meer en meer van dit soort relletjes rond met sexy “breaking” news (een ander gedocumenteerd geval een paar maand geleden was een vals gerucht over Proposition 8 in [...] [...] krijgen we ongetwijfeld meer en meer van dit soort relletjes rond met sexy “breaking” news (een ander gedocumenteerd geval een paar maand geleden was een vals gerucht over Proposition 8 in [...]

]]> By: Mainstream Media Still Has Eyes Wide Shut http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2823505 Mainstream Media Still Has Eyes Wide Shut Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:41:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2823505 [...] that blogs and Twitter had simply been quicker with spreading the facts than they were (and yes, we realize using both as a source for rock-solid news can be quite dangerous too, but that’s beside the [...] [...] that blogs and Twitter had simply been quicker with spreading the facts than they were (and yes, we realize using both as a source for rock-solid news can be quite dangerous too, but that’s beside the [...]

]]> By: So Much For Twitter’s Trending Topics To Indicate Breaking News http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2772475 So Much For Twitter’s Trending Topics To Indicate Breaking News Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2772475 [...] We already know Twitter can be quite the source for breaking news, but critics have in the past correctly pointed out that one should be aware of the fact that the mob isn’t always right, and unverified claims on the micro-sharing service - often from a single user or even a single message - can quickly lead to false or incomplete stories circulating rapidly and viciously until the dust settles and the truth surfaces. And even then, it’s often too late as most people will have probably moved on unless it was a topic they have a continued interest in. Case in point: the Prop8 debacle. [...] [...] We already know Twitter can be quite the source for breaking news, but critics have in the past correctly pointed out that one should be aware of the fact that the mob isn’t always right, and unverified claims on the micro-sharing service – often from a single user or even a single message – can quickly lead to false or incomplete stories circulating rapidly and viciously until the dust settles and the truth surfaces. And even then, it’s often too late as most people will have probably moved on unless it was a topic they have a continued interest in. Case in point: the Prop8 debacle. [...]

]]> By: daleandersen http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2759242 daleandersen Thu, 21 May 2009 08:13:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2759242 The latest rumor on Prop 8.. http://tinyurl.com/goofy-gavin The latest rumor on Prop 8..

http://tinyurl.com/goofy-gavin

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2754034 James Mon, 18 May 2009 18:23:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2754034 They should fall on their sword and shut twitter down for good. Yes on proposition TW, ban twitter in California. They should fall on their sword and shut twitter down for good. Yes on proposition TW, ban twitter in California.

]]> By: Gino Cosme http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2753921 Gino Cosme Mon, 18 May 2009 16:51:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2753921 As gawker says, this is what happens when you communicate 140 characters at a time. Bound to happen - although clearly it proves that this issue is something dear - good or bad - to many people. As gawker says, this is what happens when you communicate 140 characters at a time. Bound to happen – although clearly it proves that this issue is something dear – good or bad – to many people.

]]> By: Twitter Spreads False Rumors | PCauthorities.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2753888 Twitter Spreads False Rumors | PCauthorities.com Mon, 18 May 2009 16:24:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2753888 [...] PC users love Twitter and use Twitter frequently, if not every day. This past Friday though, Twitter was in the news for not such a good reason - rumors were “re-tweeting” every [...] [...] PC users love Twitter and use Twitter frequently, if not every day. This past Friday though, Twitter was in the news for not such a good reason – rumors were “re-tweeting” every [...]

]]> By: terimoore http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2752637 terimoore Sun, 17 May 2009 13:55:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2752637 AMEN, Robert. Although it's the news outlet/journalist responsibility to report accurate news, ultimately, it's the people who MUST take responsibility in double-checking the source -- whether they like it or not. What we have here is a potential "War of the Worlds" redeux (although of course with all of our sources, this would be next to impossible, but with today's gene pool, you never know). However, back then, there was little one could do to check a story's source (even if it was a story about aliens from Mars -- really??). Today, there's NO excuse -- just stupidity. AMEN, Robert. Although it’s the news outlet/journalist responsibility to report accurate news, ultimately, it’s the people who MUST take responsibility in double-checking the source — whether they like it or not.

What we have here is a potential “War of the Worlds” redeux (although of course with all of our sources, this would be next to impossible, but with today’s gene pool, you never know). However, back then, there was little one could do to check a story’s source (even if it was a story about aliens from Mars — really??). Today, there’s NO excuse — just stupidity.

]]> By: twatter http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2752009 twatter Sat, 16 May 2009 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2752009 Twitter... A Thundering Herd of ADD Morons. Twitter… A Thundering Herd of ADD Morons.

]]> By: David Kahn http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2752003 David Kahn Sat, 16 May 2009 18:34:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2752003 interesting...you know how when coca-cola was introduced, the spokesperson said coke by accident and everyone was convinced that the drink was named coke and not the actual name, coca-cola, so the company started using the the name coke? well twitter could be a total political game changer. EVERYONE retweet tht old dusty article and maybe if all are convinced, california would be forced to overturn prop 8!!! interesting…you know how when coca-cola was introduced, the spokesperson said coke by accident and everyone was convinced that the drink was named coke and not the actual name, coca-cola, so the company started using the the name coke? well twitter could be a total political game changer. EVERYONE retweet tht old dusty article and maybe if all are convinced, california would be forced to overturn prop 8!!!

]]> By: links for 2009-05-16 | Yostivanich.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751795 links for 2009-05-16 | Yostivanich.com Sat, 16 May 2009 14:06:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751795 [...] According To Twitter, Prop 8 Was Overturned Before It Existed Sometimes the Internet is wrong. (tags: internet technology information media journalism twitter) [...] [...] According To Twitter, Prop 8 Was Overturned Before It Existed Sometimes the Internet is wrong. (tags: internet technology information media journalism twitter) [...]

]]> By: how to hack http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751670 how to hack Sat, 16 May 2009 11:31:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751670 well, twitter is a recent(ish) startup. It's a massively innovative use of technology, enabling uses that simply weren't even thought about before twitter, and this story illustrates an interesting social phenomenon. Why's it not story-worthy? Just because you're sick of twitter? well, twitter is a recent(ish) startup. It’s a massively innovative use of technology, enabling uses that simply weren’t even thought about before twitter, and this story illustrates an interesting social phenomenon. Why’s it not story-worthy? Just because you’re sick of twitter?

]]> By: how to hack http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751669 how to hack Sat, 16 May 2009 11:29:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751669 hah, and Ka-Boom the problem with non-expert sourced information blows up again. Now we just need a few of those users to edit wikipedia, and mainstream news source to check wikipedia and the whole thing will spiral out of control. hah, and Ka-Boom the problem with non-expert sourced information blows up again. Now we just need a few of those users to edit wikipedia, and mainstream news source to check wikipedia and the whole thing will spiral out of control.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751557 Michael Arrington Sat, 16 May 2009 08:29:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751557 yeah that won't work. what we need is better tools to sort all this stuff out. people won't change the way they tweet on a mass scale. won't happen. yeah that won’t work. what we need is better tools to sort all this stuff out. people won’t change the way they tweet on a mass scale. won’t happen.

]]> By: Some New Things That I Love, Lately: « The Result of Perpetual Motion http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751511 Some New Things That I Love, Lately: « The Result of Perpetual Motion Sat, 16 May 2009 07:32:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751511 [...] means for gathering news that I care about, handing the news to the masses can result in this: The Masses Aren’t Smart (I fell for this too…)  Regardless, get a Twitter.  You’ll have one in a year anyway, and that’s if your [...] [...] means for gathering news that I care about, handing the news to the masses can result in this: The Masses Aren’t Smart (I fell for this too…)  Regardless, get a Twitter.  You’ll have one in a year anyway, and that’s if your [...]

]]> By: Envy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751407 Envy Sat, 16 May 2009 05:16:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751407 what does prop 8 have to do with a TECH Blog that is supposed to focus on start ups???? You can't not report about twitter in some way can you? I mean come on, some one twitter something in acurate and others started re-twitter it... A TWITTER RUMOR is worthy of a Tech Crunch article???? You TOOL what does prop 8 have to do with a TECH Blog that is supposed to focus on start ups????

You can’t not report about twitter in some way can you? I mean come on, some one twitter something in acurate and others started re-twitter it…

A TWITTER RUMOR is worthy of a Tech Crunch article???? You TOOL

]]> By: anon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751276 anon Sat, 16 May 2009 02:46:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751276 I love how TC and Scoble are all over this like it is the most important thing in the world. You guys are idiots. Twitter is a poorly built toy that can be easily gamed by it's millions of anonymous users. It has no practical value. Stop trying to make it something it cannot be. I love how TC and Scoble are all over this like it is the most important thing in the world. You guys are idiots. Twitter is a poorly built toy that can be easily gamed by it’s millions of anonymous users. It has no practical value. Stop trying to make it something it cannot be.

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751266 david Sat, 16 May 2009 02:32:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751266 nice moniker nice moniker

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751264 david Sat, 16 May 2009 02:30:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751264 Well said...that wolfram alpha comments section was the worst read of all time Well said…that wolfram alpha comments section was the worst read of all time

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751263 david Sat, 16 May 2009 02:29:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751263 it seems to me that not too long ago everybody on tv was sending people to their myspace page...now it's Twitter...Will it be twitter in 3 years? probably not it seems to me that not too long ago everybody on tv was sending people to their myspace page…now it’s Twitter…Will it be twitter in 3 years? probably not

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751261 david Sat, 16 May 2009 02:26:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751261 It doesn' t matter who started it...that isn't the point It doesn’ t matter who started it…that isn’t the point

]]> By: Tuna Juice http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751237 Tuna Juice Sat, 16 May 2009 02:06:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751237 See this is one of the many problems with Tweaker... it;s like the chain letter from hell... I give it 6 more mos max before people wake up and go "Derrrr... you know what.. I don't want everyone to know what I'm doing every minute of the day" See this is one of the many problems with Tweaker… it;s like the chain letter from hell… I give it 6 more mos max before people wake up and go “Derrrr… you know what.. I don’t want everyone to know what I’m doing every minute of the day”

]]> By: br http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751175 br Sat, 16 May 2009 01:18:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751175 This is how the morons lost the last 2 election, they believed their fake polls. 1st of all we did not need these last 2 elections because by definition of marriage at the writing of the state constitution it meant only man/woman. These justices never have any legal right to render any decision over-ruling the constitution. And the 18,000 gay marriages were never legal. There are plenty of people not registered and did not vote which are against gay marriage. This is how the morons lost the last 2 election, they believed their fake polls. 1st of all we did not need these last 2 elections because by definition of marriage at the writing of the state constitution it meant only man/woman. These justices never have any legal right to render any decision over-ruling the constitution. And the 18,000 gay marriages were never legal. There are plenty of people not registered and did not vote which are against gay marriage.

]]> By: br http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751171 br Sat, 16 May 2009 01:14:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751171 This is how the morons lost the last 2 election, they believe their fake polls. !st of all we did not need these last 2 elections because by definition of marriage at the writting of the state constitution it meant only man/woman. These justices never have any legal right to render any decision over-rulling the constitution. And the 18,000 gay marriages were never legal. There are plenty of people not register and did not vote which are against gay marriage. This is how the morons lost the last 2 election, they believe their fake polls. !st of all we did not need these last 2 elections because by definition of marriage at the writting of the state constitution it meant only man/woman. These justices never have any legal right to render any decision over-rulling the constitution. And the 18,000 gay marriages were never legal. There are plenty of people not register and did not vote which are against gay marriage.

]]> By: Waldo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/15/according-to-twitter-prop-8-was-overturned-before-it-existed/comment-page-1/#comment-2751054 Waldo Fri, 15 May 2009 23:51:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=65282#comment-2751054 Hope not... Been to Texas and it sucks.... Hope not… Been to Texas and it sucks….

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