tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post1608938142353959178..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Twitter Power Vs Media PowerPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-41546659728780492762009-10-18T19:22:56.047+01:002009-10-18T19:22:56.047+01:00I know this wasn't generally speaking a left w...I know this wasn't generally speaking a left wing thing. But it was liberal-left types that got it off the ground. It got to such a point that anyone with a decent bone in their body felt moved to comment. As it was with #welovethenhs, as it was with Nazi Nick getting his European seat. As yet something from the right hasn't rolled through Brit-focused tweeting, probably because twitter users have more common sense!<br /><br />We'll see how the Royal Mail dispute plays out online.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-43652597598594887832009-10-18T17:53:29.525+01:002009-10-18T17:53:29.525+01:00Re Northenheckler - my comment on here is a bit tr...Re Northenheckler - my comment on here is a bit truncated - i go into more detail on my blog posting which addresses your perfectly valid point. Basically, I'm just concerned about the twitter community becoming overly-reactionary, I'm glad trafugra and jan moir got twitterbashed - but lets wait and see what happens next time somebody in the public eye is suspected of a rape/murder/porn scandal. Plenty of people will "care" about the issue and tweet, doesn't mean they will have thought rationally about what they have to say.<br /><br />I really hope Twitter continues to call it right tho. Wisdom of crowds and all that.The Bluntness Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166438008051415940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-53057160317385393262009-10-17T09:02:06.509+01:002009-10-17T09:02:06.509+01:00Two things - Bluntness Daily - no you're wrong...Two things - Bluntness Daily - no you're wrong - it only works when the mob all agree - Twitter enables individuals to spread their own messages - but they're only picked up if anyone cares about it. Some of my messages have been RT'd several times and reached many thousands of readers - most only get read by my followers (200) (at most)<br /><br />On the article itself - I like the article - and the process is broadly accurate - however there were plenty Tories joining in with this yesterday - it wasn't necessarily a left wing thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-29060664523347244842009-10-17T08:41:46.529+01:002009-10-17T08:41:46.529+01:00I don't think this is a left liberal view, I t...I don't think this is a left liberal view, I think it is the view of most people who guess what, are not the reactionary mass of idiots some would have us believe.<br /><br />In Ireland, a place where the likes of Jim Denham would have us believe is a hotbed of knuckle dragging homophobic backward simpletons, Gatley is seen as a role model!!<br /><br />This is because he was seen as nice, down to earth guy and not some self obsessed open the car door for me celebrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-76148521742762493042009-10-16T23:34:28.935+01:002009-10-16T23:34:28.935+01:00Twitter has empowered the public with a means to m...Twitter has empowered the public with a means to mobilized democracy at a speed that has not been seen before. <br /><br />Advocates of Social Media claim the individual has become empowered by the ability to contribute to democracy, but the reality is the individual is powerless - only the mob can rule.The Bluntness Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166438008051415940noreply@blogger.com