sep 12
2008
Worst Use of Twitter -- Ever
Your moment of twitter zen: Daily newspaper live twitters the funeral of a 3-year old boy killed in ice cream shop.
5 comments
omg, stay classy Rocky Mountain News. that's my daily rag :(
posted by rico at 2008-09-12 12:17:04 
That's just not responsible journalism. The sad part is that the account only has 19 followers that would've received these tweets. Is it really worth your time to provide this "service"? I think not.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> There's proper etiquette for funeral, even if you're a member of the media. I think sending text message updates falls under the "disrespectful" category. You wouldn't make a phone call in the middle of a service. Why would you tweet?
posted by Kiyoshi Martinez at 2008-09-12 12:27:20
I twitter all the time during funerals. But then...I'm an undertaker and I only twitter for friends. http://twitter.com/gjcharlet<br /><br /> <br /><br /> (seriously, sometimes you just HAVE to tell folks when people get up in your aisles and dance to "Freebird" during a funeral. True story.)
posted by ColdChef at 2008-09-12 14:29:32
The editor has responded to critics. You can find it here: <a href="http://is.gd/2y7F" target="_blank"></a>
posted by Kiyoshi Martinez at 2008-09-12 17:56:54
Grrr. I can't do HTML. Here's the link for real: <a href="http://is.gd/2y7F" target="_blank">http://is.gd/2y7F</a>
posted by Kiyoshi Martinez at 2008-09-12 17:57:44
