Comments on: Twitter, Your “Get Out of Jail Free” Card http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Twitter: Can We Use This As A Training Tool? | New Learning Playbook http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-62590 Twitter: Can We Use This As A Training Tool? | New Learning Playbook Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:49:53 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-62590 [...] has made headlines in some amazing news stories; breaking the news of China’s earthquake and helping a student get out of jail when he was arrested in Egypt for nothing more than taking a photo. Both of these incidents speak [...] [...] has made headlines in some amazing news stories; breaking the news of China’s earthquake and helping a student get out of jail when he was arrested in Egypt for nothing more than taking a photo. Both of these incidents speak [...]

]]> By: Seologia http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45781 Seologia Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:29:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45781 @ Andybeal: Never underestimate the power of the good ol' admin/admin ;) <em>Seologia's last blog post..<a href='http://seologia.com.ar/index.php/keyword-research-estrategia-seo-efectiva/' rel="nofollow">Keyword research para armar una estrategia de SEO efectiva</a></em> @ Andybeal: Never underestimate the power of the good ol’ admin/admin ;)

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]]> By: Steven Bradley http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45722 Steven Bradley Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:40:48 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45722 Scary and cool is right. Twitter is a good way to get information to quite a lot of people in a very short time. Interesting that it was the first thing he thought to use to get help. <em>Steven Bradley's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheVanBlog/~3/271630169/' rel="nofollow">Last Chance To Join Teaching Sells For $1</a></em> Scary and cool is right. Twitter is a good way to get information to quite a lot of people in a very short time.

Interesting that it was the first thing he thought to use to get help.

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]]> By: Piper http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45680 Piper Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:17:25 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45680 That's great to hear - I guess I should build a Twitter following before I go taking pictures in some oppressive foreign land. <em>Piper's last blog post..<a href='http://www.whatimnot.com/t-shirts/the-butterfly-t-shirt-that-gives-me-butterflies/' rel="nofollow">The Butterfly T-Shirt that Gives Me Butterflies</a></em> That’s great to hear – I guess I should build a Twitter following before I go taking pictures in some oppressive foreign land.

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]]> By: Tiffany http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45661 Tiffany Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:04:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45661 That's scary...Thanks God he could free from the jail very soon. That’s scary…Thanks God he could free from the jail very soon.

]]> By: Futon-Matt http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45620 Futon-Matt Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:42:56 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45620 Hmm, that's one of the coolest things I've heard today. Maybe I need an account, wait I work from home :( Hmm, that’s one of the coolest things I’ve heard today. Maybe I need an account, wait I work from home :(

]]> By: Theres a Blog in my Soup : I Know Twitter can Take you Places…But get you out of Jail?! http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45609 Theres a Blog in my Soup : I Know Twitter can Take you Places…But get you out of Jail?! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:08:35 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45609 [...] to ( Marketing Pilgrim via Mercury News) a 29-year-old UC Berkeley journalism student got out jail using [...] [...] to ( Marketing Pilgrim via Mercury News) a 29-year-old UC Berkeley journalism student got out jail using [...]

]]> By: Web Marketing Man http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45607 Web Marketing Man Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:57:14 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45607 The power of mobile emphasized yet again! One can not ask for a more sure fire way to get an emergency message out, and coupled to triangulation with cell towers you can be quickly located....hmmm, this could also be used for more sinister apps... The power of mobile emphasized yet again! One can not ask for a more sure fire way to get an emergency message out, and coupled to triangulation with cell towers you can be quickly located….hmmm, this could also be used for more sinister apps…

]]> By: Jayson http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45605 Jayson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:11:24 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45605 That's amazing and twitterlicious! He is lucky that they didn't take his belongings and more lucky that he had the opportunity to alert his network - LOL that's a great story. That’s amazing and twitterlicious! He is lucky that they didn’t take his belongings and more lucky that he had the opportunity to alert his network – LOL that’s a great story.

]]> By: Steve Teal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45587 Steve Teal Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:24:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45587 He is even more lucky he had the chance to even send that message and that they didn't take any of his belonging such as his cellphoen away from him! Very scary indeed. He can say Twitter saved him. ~Steve He is even more lucky he had the chance to even send that message and that they didn’t take any of his belonging such as his cellphoen away from him! Very scary indeed. He can say Twitter saved him. ~Steve

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45584 Dan Thornton Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:15:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45584 Great story, and a fortunate outcome for the individual in question... Not sure I'd always rely on social media as the sole mechanism for self preservation, but if you can reach the right people quickly and effectively it makes perfect sense. It reminds me of projects like the Amnesty Uncensored blog widget from a couple of years ago that displayed random snippets from censored works which led to imprisonment - because enough people displaying it made the imprisonment completely pointless... <em>Dan Thornton's last blog post..<a href='http://thewayoftheweb.blogspot.com/2008/04/dont-assume-social-media-solutions-are.html' rel="nofollow">Don't assume social media solutions are the only answer</a></em> Great story, and a fortunate outcome for the individual in question…

Not sure I’d always rely on social media as the sole mechanism for self preservation, but if you can reach the right people quickly and effectively it makes perfect sense.

It reminds me of projects like the Amnesty Uncensored blog widget from a couple of years ago that displayed random snippets from censored works which led to imprisonment – because enough people displaying it made the imprisonment completely pointless…

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]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45580 Andy Beal Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:13:48 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45580 @Seologia - I'm sure it would have WiFi but I'd imagine it's heavily secured. ;-) @Seologia – I’m sure it would have WiFi but I’d imagine it’s heavily secured. ;-)

]]> By: Seologia http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45579 Seologia Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:12:29 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45579 How cool is that? I twitt from my iTouch, so I guess the jail cell should have WiFi access, right? ;) <em>Seologia's last blog post..<a href='http://seologia.com.ar/index.php/google-no-es-tonto-vos-si/' rel="nofollow">Google no es tonto, vos sí</a></em> How cool is that? I twitt from my iTouch, so I guess the jail cell should have WiFi access, right? ;)

Seologia’s last blog post..Google no es tonto, vos sí

]]> By: Nicole http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html/comment-page-1#comment-45576 Nicole Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:09:36 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/04/twiitter-your-get-out-of-jail-free-card.html#comment-45576 There are people I know who have been resisting joining up with twitter. This story should change their minds. What a story! <em>Nicole's last blog post..<a href='http://www.greatpriceshere.com/2008/04/15/some-of-the-worst-commercials/' rel="nofollow">Some of the Worst Commercials</a></em> There are people I know who have been resisting joining up with twitter. This story should change their minds. What a story!

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