On 27-Apr-09, at 12:14 AM, Peter Evans wrote: > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 08:58:25AM +0300, Imri Goldberg wrote: >> thought that if I wrote that I thought it was a terror attack, I >> could start >> a panic. So I wrote that I saw the ambulances, without trying to >> analyze > > This is almost worthwhile as a science experiment, I am sure > sociologists > would enjoy the implications of internet formented mass panic. > > Perhaps October 30th would be a good date to try it. > > One wonders what the demographic of twitter users is and whether > they would > fall for same.
It occurs to me that maybe most new communications mediums go though this confidence crisis inspired by mass panic. See: Radio, Mars, Orson Welles cheers, --dr -- World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques London, U.K. May 27/28 2009 http://eusecwest.com pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
