Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hurricane Sandy and Social Media


With over 6 million people without power, Hurricane Sandy still goes on terrorizing the northeast.  The social media world is exploding with news, photos, and reactions to Sandy. But is it all true? What else are people doing with Sandy?

There have been several photos going around social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, and some of them have not quite been taken within the past few days. One of the very popular pictures going around is one of some soldiers standing in Arlington cemetery in the pouring rain. The picture was actually taken in September, so it’s about a month off.

Some other pictures that have been going around are from movies or they were even completely photoshopped. So next time you see a photo of a scuba diver in a subway station, don’t take it too seriously.

Twitter users have made a lot of twitter accounts just for Sandy as well. Most of them make crude jokes about the hurricane instead of actual news. One account has over 200,000 followers.

Some are trying to make Hurricane Sandy a joke, even when over 30 people have been reported dead. Sandy is now becoming one of the “big ones”. It’s been confirmed to be the largest hurricane to have formed in the Atlantic Basin

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