
Tweeting First: The New Way Mainstream Media Breaks News

An interesting thing happened in the past 24 hours or so: two major news stories were broken on Twitter. By itself, that’s not very remarkable; news breaks on Twitter all the time. But usually, when news first appears on social media channels such as Twitter, it’s the type of broad-reaching story that affects a lot of people on the ground.










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OscarOATH (Oscar Dominguez) : BRETT FAVRE!.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:43:09Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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MNVikingsFans (MN Vikings Fan) : ;D: Lord Kayoss Shoot 036 - Haiti quake, Pants on the ground, Mark McGwire, Brett Favre/Vikings, & More! http://bit.ly/b4Wo5q.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:25:11Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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DraftScout (NFLDraftScout.com) : TSX_NFL: QB Brett Favre was technically placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list Friday. He hasn't announced... http://fb.me/DKJcPoU8.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:18:14Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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FootballAll (Adam) : Brett Favre: Vikings owner confident that Favre will play http://bit.ly/ccQbKM.. Updated : 2010-07-31T06:59:40Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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hazelnut954 (Joyce Bergeron) : http://bit.ly/cTncBo Charley Walters: Owner Glen Taylor says Timberwolves positioned to chase talent this summer quarterback brett favre :).. Updated : 2010-07-31T06:40:32Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Brett Favre playing NES on the day he was drafted
[Nintendo]Favre playing NES, looks like Mario golf ?
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Jets Hand the Titans Their First Loss of the Season
[American & Canadian Football]The Tennessee Titans are unbeaten no more. Brett Favre and the New York Jets served notice they will be a factor in the AFC this season. Favre threw two touchdown passes, Leon Washington ran for two scores and the Jets routed the Titans 34-13 on Sunday, snapping the 13-game regular-season winning streak by the NFL's last undefeated team.
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Breaking: Brett Favre Demands Trade To 1996 Packers
[American & Canadian Football]Early reports had indicated that Favre was so upset that his team failed to close a draft-day deal for Randy Moss with the Oakland Raiders that his agent called Packers GM Ted Thompson and requested a trade to a team with capable receivers.
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Brett Favre to the Jets.
[American & Canadian Football]Packers trade Favre to Jets for a future draft pick. Holy crap.
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Favre Reinstated And Will Report To Packers Camp Monday
[American & Canadian Football]Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Green Bay Packers' active roster Monday.
























