Communication Gone Wrong!

I think we can all agree that Twitter is a pretty interesting form of communication when used properly. However, people really need to realize that some things are best left untweeted! Blogger Joe Long wrote about this after running across some unbelievably questionable tweets. Below is a snippet from his blog. You can read Joe's entire post at http://blog.networksolutions.com/2009/5-stories-twittering-gone-bad/. Twitter allows others to stay connected to us, and follow what we do throughout the day. But just because we CAN tweet exactly what we're doing, doesn't necessarily mean we should!

When tweeting goes very wrong…

Twitter + Child’s Funeral = Bad Idea: Back in September, a Rocky Mountain News reporter, Berny Morson, used Twitter to provide live event coverage of a child’s funeral. (Example tweet: “coffin lowered into ground“) Needless to say, it did not go over so well. Part of the problem was that it’s hard to convey solemnity, especially in real-time, using 140 characters (or less) of text. Another problem is that funerals generally don’t get a play-by-play treatment, especially when done in a style more suited to, say, a basketball game. Lastly, even in a best-case scenario of respect, solemnity, dignity, and respecting the privacy of the grieving family, I can’t really find any value in the real-time tweeting a funeral.