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Title: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: sam on May 17, 2009, 09:02

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There’s a popular story on Digg right now about a 104-year-old British woman who uses Twitter. It’s an obvious headline: “World’s oldest Tweeter talks cuppas and casserole.” It’s Digg bait. But what’s worse is that if you examine the story closely, it looks like the UK press may have gotten the poor old lady to sign up for Twitter just for their story!

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/16/did-the-uk-press-con-a-104-year-old-woman-into-joining-twitter-for-digg-bait/

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Rik on May 17, 2009, 09:33

No surprise there then, Sam.  ::)

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: sam on May 17, 2009, 10:53

nope - great example of the lengths British journalism goes to get an interesting story. Just a bit more foresight and no one would have noticed! Idiots.

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Rik on May 17, 2009, 11:16

Well, it makes a change from MPs expenses... ;)

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Simon on May 17, 2009, 12:18

They must be running out of other things to print!

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Rik on May 17, 2009, 12:22

They're keeping it running nicely so far.

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Simon on May 17, 2009, 13:27

Mind you, the more that get suspended, the better!  ;D

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Rik on May 17, 2009, 15:40

But by what part of their anatomy?  :devil:

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait
Post by: Simon on May 17, 2009, 18:33

I could think of a couple, but then, most of them haven't got any.  :)

Title: Re: Did The UK Press Con A 104-Year-Old Woman Into Joining Twitter For Digg Bait?
Post by: Rik on May 17, 2009, 18:43

 ;D