From: alfie@mail.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:01:03 -0500, Netrunner   
    wrote:   
      
   >But at the other end, the most recent good example round here (well   
   >this State) was, 'we need sand bags and volunteers at this location'   
   >of the river that is currently overflowing in various places.   
      
   Absolutely, I'm not saying there isn't a perfectly good use for these   
   types of technology, several mainstream news reporters 'tweet' for   
   instance, and the BBC have started using Twitter in a big way, which   
   is handy for micro-updates to ongoing stories.   
   >   
   >Though funnily enough given your example, the only one I've actually   
   >seen was last night when looking up a singer and her website had her   
   >latest tweet, which was ... been on the bus for 9 hours and still   
   >going...   
      
   LOL   
   --   
   Alfie [UK]   
      
   Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. I'm trying to lead mine a little   
   louder.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)