Twitter is serious

Recently on twitter, someone was found guilty and now has a criminal record due to his twitter tweet. Paul Chambers is from the U.K and tweeted to his 600 followers "Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise im blowing the airport sky high!". This was not a serious tweet but some security saw it and had to bring it to the police which brought him to court. The results were a fine and costs totaling around 1,000 British pounds. As well as a criminal record. There is a lot of controversy over this and Chambers is planning on launching an appeal. It it wondered if he was found guilty to set an example to others.

I found this article very interesting because when you post something online, it just goes to show you that you never know who else is looking at it. I think they found him guilty to prove a point to others.

Work Cited:
Matyszcyk, Chris. "Twitter Bomb Joker Found Guilty." Cnnet News. 10 May 2010. Web. .

Share your Location

Facebook has a new application coming out where you can share with family and friends your location. if you are concerned about privacy issues, they are most likely setting it up as a opt-in basis.
This feature can be very beneficial to marketers and businesses mentioned in the location-based updates. McDonald's is already in the process of being involved in this location updates by allowing their facebook app to let users tell people they were at mcDonalds while giving the company the opportunity to feature one of its products in the post.
This application is still being worked on and is not available yet.

I think this application is interesting for users because they can share to others where they are as well as advertise businesses depending on their location. I think this will catch on and become popular. This is an ideal application for marketers.

Work Cited:
Whitney, Lance. "Facebook to Let Users Share Their Locations." Cnnet News. 10 May 2010. Web
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