How do we know who twit? or tweet? When a celebrity has an official web page, we can be fairly certain that what is posted there as the core content is by their own authority. How do you do that with tweets?
In a message dated 8/29/2009 12:04:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, carcharothwp@googlemail.com writes:
What I'm wondering is whether that counts as a source, and if so what sort and how and whether it should be used (I'd say Wikipedia should hold itself aloof from gutter journalism and celebrity wranglings).
2009/8/29 WJhonson@aol.com:
How do we know who twit? or tweet? When a celebrity has an official web page, we can be fairly certain that what is posted there as the core content is by their own authority. How do you do that with tweets?
Some celeb accounts are verified. Also, if the twitter feed is linked from their official web page, you can be reasonably confident it's theirs, if not them personally!
- d.