Thursday, November 1, 2012

@hurricannesandy

As we all know, Hurricane Sandy has been utterly destructive around the world today. Thousands of people have suffered loss as a result of this storm. There is great reason to be concerned about this storm and to keep up to date on the status of it. Social media has offered a great solution to the question, "How do we keep the world updated on this storm?" Facebook, Twitter, News Websites, etc. have proved to be very effective in sharing news with a wide variety of individuals.

One individual, however, may have taken this too far. Twitter account @hurricannesandy continuously posts updates on the storm. But these are not objective statements of fact- they are silly comments that can even be interpreted as inappropriate.

Tweets such as "I HOPE RIHANNA'S UMBRELLA IS BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU ALL"

and

"I BROKE UP WIT MY HURRICANE BOYFRIEND SINGING WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER DESTROYING CITIES TOGETHER... LIKE EVER."

 are some of the quotes.

 

How do you respond to this? Do you think this is funny or terrible?? Would you follow @hurricannesandy?

https://twitter.com/hurricannesandy
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 6, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    I think that is not funny at all and that twitter person should be required to go volunteer and have to help with the clean up so they could get a reality check that life disasters such as hurricane sandy is not a joking matter. There are hundreds of people who's lives have been changed dramatically and need as much support and comfort as they can to help them get through it. I believe twitter should block uses who try to be funny like that.

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  2. mike.freemanNovember 6, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    I agree with Andrew. This storm is very destructive and is causing problems for thousands of families. I understand the opportunity for humor, but this storm is no laughing matter.

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