When an earthquake shook Costa Rica in September of 2012, it took 60 seconds for the tremors to travel 250 kilometers north to Managua, Nicaragua. And yet just 30 seconds later, the first message about the earthquake appeared on Twitter.
In today’s talk, filmed at TEDSalon London 2012, Markham Nolan of Storyful.com shares why this represents a major shift in the dynamics of news media.
