Business Week Writer Uses Twitter to Crowd Source Article on Twitter
When writing a story about Twitter for Business Week, Stephen Baker decided to get the -- impassioned, chatty, enthusiastic -- Twitter users to weigh in on the article. In keeping with the form, he posted 140-word questions and answers, generating lots of response. On her blog, B.L. Ochman offers an interesting perspective on why this is such an important step in Web 2.0-meets-journalism: While lots of publications allow readers to comment and follow-up, seldom are they included on the front end of the editorial process.