Are you a news junkie? Do you want to be the first to know about things? Look no further than Twitter. Reliability problems aside, it really is the best place to get the latest, breaking news. When the primaries are on in the US, I find out who wins via Twitter, as soon as they are projected. Today I found out about Heath Ledger right away. Increasingly I get my news via Twitter.
The best part about Twitter is that it can follow you anywhere! You can view it on the web, on your mobile Internet device (like the iPod touch), over instant messaging using Google Talk, or on your mobile phone via SMS.
Here are a few Twitter accounts you should consider following for all news:
- nytimes – the latest headlines from the New York Times
- bbcworld – the latest headlines from BBC World News
- cbcnews – the latest headlines from CBC News
- cnn – the latest headlines from CNN
- cnnbrk – breaking news only from CNN
In addition to the above, I’ve found the following accounts to be useful for news about the US Election:
- politics – lots of political news, as you’d expect
- davewiner – he’s really quick at posting when the networks declare a winner
- johnedwards – the official Twitter of John Edwards
- barackobama – the official Twitter of Barack Obama
- ronpaul2008 – the official Twitter of Ron Paul
Also useful is the Politweets site, which lists the latest messages mentioning the candidates across all Twitter users.
Enjoy!
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