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”Let’s see, as this story unfolds, whether this is the moment when Twitter comes of age as a platform which can bring faster coverage of a major news event than traditional media, while allowing participants and onlookers to share their experiences.”

”Click on a bubble to find out what the buzz is. Bubble size denotes volume of media buzz.”

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”Twitter is becoming the canary in the news coalmine. It stands to reason: if you’ve just gone through a major event, you are sure to want to update your friends about it.”

”How did I do that? Well, I was watching Twitter on Google Talk. Several people in China reported to me they felt the quake WHILE IT WAS GOING ON!!!”

”Earthquake China ~ Timeline (EST) of first reports on Twitter public timeline : : first report by @scribeoflight”