News that U.S. special forces had killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden traveled fast via Twitter and other Web outlets.
Republican's tweet first with bin Laden news First U.S. government report of Osama bin Laden's demise came from Tea Party Republican, not the White House. (Posted in Privacy Inc. by Declan McCullagh) May 2, 2011 4:06 PM PDT
News agencies don't race Twitter on bin Laden Twitter was where news of Osama bin Laden's death supposedly first appeared, but the service was also filled with false reports. CNN exec says beating Twitter is far less important than filing accurate stories. (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval) May 2, 2011 5:36 PM PDT
Bin Laden, Twitter, and the frenzy of noise There were unparalleled levels of raw emotion pouring through Twitter when it was announced that terror leader Osama bin Laden had been killed. There was also noise and confusion like never before. (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy) May 2, 2011 12 PM PDT
Malware exploits bin Laden death in search, Facebook Within hours of the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed, malware was found on sites optimized to show up on Web searches related to the event and in scams on Facebook. (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills) May 2, 2011 9:48 AM PDT How tweets helped document Bin Laden's demise
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