Sunday, January 29, 2012

Counterswarm in England riots: role of social media

Looters hunted down via websites
Sydney Morning Herald - ‎7 hours ago‎
LONDON: Some Britons have taken to social networking sites to expose rioters who went on the rampage, posting photographs of masked gangs looting and hurling missiles. Much of the violence, which started in London but has since spread to other parts of ...
London Riots 2011: Violence Caught on Surveillance Cameras
ABC News - Ned Potter - ‎9 hours ago‎
London Police posted images of alleged rioters on Flickr, and asked the public to help identify them. (London Metropolitan Police/Flickr) British police, trying to catch instigators of the London riots, fought back with ...

The London Riots: Social Media's Latest Watershed Moment
PC Magazine - Peter Pachal - ‎9 hours ago‎
The police pursuing rioters in London have a new ally: social networks. How Twitter, Flickr, and their brethren are making the world a safer place. By Peter Pachal A city descends into chaos and rioting following a terrible loss

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