Mumbai Terror: First Reports On Microblogs

Mumbai Terror: First Reports On Microblogs

Pankhuri Bajaj, Nov 27, 2008 1522 hrs IST

Little evidence to support updates

While most Mumbaikars and the rest of the world learnt about the well-planned terror strikes on the city from their television sets, first-hand information regarding the mad exploits of the terrorists were up on microblogging and photo-blogging sites like Twitter and Flickr, almost in real-time.

Here are some of the early messages up on Twitter last evening:

You can see some of the images on Flickr, while the Wikipedia page is being revised with known facts as well.

Microblogging sites, with constant updates from netizens around the world, have become an addictive platform for those who like to stay abreast with the very latest news. However, there is little evidence to support the updates, often leading to rumors. The trend of ordinary netizens avidly following news snippets filed by self-proclaimed net correspondents is picking up fast in India.

Do you rely on the Internet for credible news updates, or do you still deem the telly to be a more trustworthy source for news?

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(3) Comments

PETER

,DUBAI, on Nov 28, 2008 12:45 PM

Where are the POLITICANS who claimed that Mumabi is theirs and used to say MUMBAI AMMCHI, all these politicans are in hiding and you dont see them even coming near the scene as a courtsey,which clearly shows they are all out to make HAY(money), by telling to the world that they care for MUMBAI, alas what a shame they should be equally trreated like TERROSIST these coward lot of POLITICANS they do not desrve to LIVE in mumbai & be caretakers of MUMBAI as they claim to be.........throw these cowards out of Mumbai you Mumbai guys wake up as it is already too late.....compare your city to the other cities of the world & you get to know what is your city giving you inspite of you tax payers pay your hard earned money as taxes for these POLITICANS to therive at your expenises.