Ah, the power of the Internet. With just a few shares, and retweets and an article posted on a tabloid style website called “WeeklyWorldNews.com” which is best known for its past scoops such as Aliens Spaceships to Attack Earth in 2011 and (GASP!) Megan Fox is a Man, and suddenly the entire Internet is abuzz with rumors of our favorite Social Networking website closing down on 15th March 2011.
Last week, I shared how Twitter has revolutionized news sharing. If you have missed the first article, you can view it HERE.
I am sure almost everyone has a Facebook account these days. Whether you are using it to play games, reestablish contact with old friends or classmates, one can’t deny the impact Facebook has on our lives.
When Michael Jackson passed away in June 25 2009 last year, one of the surprising things was the fact that it was not the mainstream news like the Washington Post or the NY Times who reported it first; but rather it was a celebrity gossip website, TMZ who published the news first.
The news was quickly adopted by Twitter users who then retweeted the news on to the world. From this, we can see the speed at which news can quickly travel across the world in mere minutes.