http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/11/08/why-social-media-is-not-a-replacement-for-news/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/11/08/why-social-media-is-not-a-replacement-for-news/comment-page-1/#comment-7254 susabelle Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:28 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10105#comment-7254 "Gets the buzz out" about what, exactly? We all knew something horrible was happening down there; to tell us deliberate falsehoods to "hype it up" did nothing for the people who were on lockdown there, or those in the surrounding area, except maybe to heighten fears. It was unnecessary and a chilling example of why we should let official spokespeople do the talking. “Gets the buzz out” about what, exactly? We all knew something horrible was happening down there; to tell us deliberate falsehoods to “hype it up” did nothing for the people who were on lockdown there, or those in the surrounding area, except maybe to heighten fears. It was unnecessary and a chilling example of why we should let official spokespeople do the talking.

]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/11/08/why-social-media-is-not-a-replacement-for-news/comment-page-1/#comment-7253 Kayse Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:49:18 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=10105#comment-7253 It is clearly not a replacement for news and spreading gossip does no one good but it gets the buzz out, isn't that the point? It is clearly not a replacement for news and spreading gossip does no one good but it gets the buzz out, isn’t that the point?

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