IS a picture worth a thousand words... or one Internet video?

I know this is old news, but I wanted to make a point.

This has always been an ongoing argument (especially when UFOs become involved) but can we really believe our eyes? When things like Photoshop and Indesin come into the equation, how can we rely on the information we get from the Internet to be factual, honest and unchagned?

Although at first glance the pros outweigh the cons, using the Internet as a primary source for worldly information has the potential to be catastrophic. At least news papers can be held accountable for their tangible papers. Internet content changes so rapidly and rumours spread like wild fire.

I have some examples for you:
Rick Mercer has a television show and has a very funny website. He gets viewers involved by hosting a Photo Challenge.

Here are some examples:
Jack Layton, The Ballerina




















Harper and Bush.. in hookah we trust!


Obviously these picture are edited, but what about this one:




Dion getting in trouble.

How do you know which images are credible and which aren't?

How do you judge pictures you see on the Internet?

140 is not enough!

I was doing my homework the other day for a News Writing class. It’s a difficult task to write good news stories because in order for your story to be good, it must be/have:
• Accurate facts and details
• Be in chronological order
• Have context and perspective
• Good quotes
• And create a solid relationship between the people and events.

There’re many more rules and guidelines about news writing... but I’m not a teacher, and this is not a classroom.

I started thinking to myself, “blogs are really great because you can write a silly sentence and link one of the words to a web page and people will know exactly I’m talking about.”

And then I updated my livejournal. <3

But when I open my Twitter and try to update... I can’t figure out how anyone understands what I’m talking about. You only get 140 characters.

In General, you are supposed to answer the question “What are you doing right now,” but you can also post a link, express an opinion or reaction, or ask a question.

Twitter has a video on their website that gives a general overview of Twitter, how to use it and why it’s used.

They say it has the “potential to reach millions of users instantly, use it to Issues public safely alerts, broadcast real time news developments, inform constituents, or solicit feedback.”
This brings us back to the fact that you can’t only update 140 characters at a time. What are supposed to say in case of emergency? How would you feel if you found out about the World Trade Center tragedy through Twitter? 140 characters can't even come close.

I’m not the only one who feels like this. Read Tweets, Blogs And Brains.

I hope people realize how fruitless Twitter is and that it soon becomes obsolete.