Twitter Spreads Scoops — and Falsehoods – New York Times Blogs

The Twitterati have long marveled at how effective the micro-blogging service is at spreading the news, 140 characters at a time. The crash of a US Airways Airbus in the Hudson in January is Exhibit 1, but there are many other examples. Not …

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