Some news folks on TV have gone overboard since they discovered Twitter and other social networks. They invite comment and opinions from the public about news stories. In return, they get uninformed gut reactions from a lot of Twits, many of whom haven’t the foggiest idea about the subject or any of the related social, legal, or technical issues.
The result reminds me of the little first grader who took his pet rabbit to school for show-and-tell. One kid asked, “is it a boy rabbit or a girl rabbit?” No one had an answer so one suggested “let’s vote on it!”
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