Swine flu proves a perfect case for widespread use of Twitter. Never before has there been a method by which important breaking news can spread with the velocity it is spread on Twitter. When I saw the stories of swine flu in the news, I tweeted about it, just as thousands of others did.
There has been a lot of misinformation on the topic of Swine Flu (H1N1), but the fact that Twitter has provided for such fast spread makes me wonder if Twitter can outspread the flu.
Swine Flu Outbreak on Twitter
Here is a compilation of just a few news stories that I found interesting and that I tweeted:
11 more suspected swine flu cases in U.S. http://bit.ly/17VeWH PLEASE RT (View Tweet)
Kansas health authorities confirm new cases of swine flu http://bit.ly/17VeWH (View Tweet)
U.S. swine flu outbreak confirmed (video) http://bit.ly/QrFlR (View Tweet)
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) surgical masks for 25 times their regular price http://bit.ly/YW1Cw #swineflu #flu #swine (View Tweet)
Mexico May Isolate Patients With Deadly Swine Flu http://bit.ly/gs01Y (View Tweet)
High school near San Antonio closed indefinitely http://bit.ly/12Rqkq#swineflu #swine #flu (View Tweet)
Dirty hands spread #Swine #Flu (video)http://bit.ly/jEtZP #swineflu (View Tweet)
RT @CDCemergency 11 swine flu cases confirmed by CDC in U.S.: 7 in CA, 2 in TX, 2 in KS: http://bit.ly/1133Zz (View Tweet)
More Swine Flu Tweets by @murnahan
More Swine Flu Information on Twitter
There are a lot of recent tweets about Swine Flu on Twitter. Twitter will surely be the best place to keep an eye on this news. Here is a link to a Twitter search for Swine Flu. Additionally, a presumably credible authority on Swine Flu on Twitter is @CDCemergency (Website). Keep an eye on this, and if you have seen an interesting story on the subject, please tweet it and also add it to the comments of this blog post.
Twitter News: What are your thoughts?
Tell me what you think of this powerful use of Twitter as a means to spread an important news topic. Give your comments, please.