Wikipedia reports Twitter has been used as a “social justice tool” to connect groups of people in critical situations. In April 2008, a graduate journalism student translator, were arrested in Egypt for photographing an anti-government protest. Buck used his mobile phone to send the message “Arrested” to his 48 “followers” on Twitter on his way to the police station. These followers contacted the US Embassy in Cairo and a number of press organizations on his behalf.
While being detained, Buck was able to send updates about his condition to his “followers”. Allegedly, as a result of the message and the efforts of his Twitter friends he was released the next day from the Mahalla jail after the college hired a lawyer for him!
So – can it be used in business to business marketing? Chris Brogan thinks so… and provides 50 ideas for using Twitter in Business here
Our at Linkedin also have opinions on how it can be used in business too.
Yesterday the Webworker daily team – an excellent blog put out a great Business FAQ article which you can see over here.
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