(Source: Cohesion.rice.edu)
It is hard to argue the fact that the newest form of media publishing that is spreading like wildfire is none other than Twitter.
Twitter have popularized the term microblogging, which differs from traditional blogging in terms of content. Twitter entries (known as 'tweets') are purely text-based entries in no more than 140 characters that also enables embeddings of URLs, photos & video links.
Twitter has changed how fast and concise news and information are being disseminated to the mass Internet audience. The recent Haiti earthquake serves as a good example of the Twitter effect. Twitter users received instant updates about the natural disaster way ahead of major news networks thus Public figures have also adopted the Twitter technology in their lives as it offers their followers more current updates in their daily activities giving them an intimate experience with them.
In Malaysia, Twitter has really caught on to a majority of Malaysians. The political climate in Malaysia has changed drastically with the advent of Twitter. A majority of politicians have their own Twitter accounts where they share their views, activities and happenings with the general public as frequent as possible. They are also able to receive instant feedbacks from their followers.
For me personally, following Twitter accounts of several politicians from different parties gives me instant updates about the happenings of the Hulu Selangor by-election that is coming up on 25 April 2010. I am also able to view their personal insights regarding the whole campaign; something that newspapers and TV news are not able to provide me with.
Reference:
1. Naughton, J. (2006), Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem, online, retrieved 12 April 2010, from http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf
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