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USGS Develops Twitter-Based Earthquake Detection System

USGS Develops Twitter-Based Earthquake Detection System

by Timothy B. Hurst on January 7th, 2010

Seismologists say Twitter is the fastest way to get information out of a earthquake area, especially in less densely populated areas.

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Posted in Environment, Media 24 Comments

Environmental Politics on Twitter: Who to Follow

Environmental Politics on Twitter: Who to Follow

by Timothy B. Hurst on April 6th, 2009

Garnering considerable buzz in the world of politics as of late, the micro-blogging tool twitter is growing at an astonishing 1,382 percent—adding 7 million new accounts in February alone—and showing little sign of slowing down. Although politicians themselves may be relative newcomers in the world of communicating in 140-character or less, those who write [...]

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Posted in Environment, Media 5 Comments



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