An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 13, 2024
- April 12, 2024
- April 11, 2024
- April 10, 2024
- April 9, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- April 7, 2024
April 15, 2013 12:16 am GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/3DShLwkD-4M/
Los Angeles Woman Fights Street Crime with Twitter
News traveled at a much different pace before the Internet came of age.
In 18th century England, town criers rang bells on street corners — "Hear ye! Hear ye!" — and shouted the city's announcements to passers-by. In Holland, they banged gongs from rooftops and bellowed news out to the market shoppers below.
That time period — not unlike quill pens and powdered wigs — has long been sketched in the history books. And while a handful of cities do still employ town criers, it's more an expression of tradition than functionality, meant to highlight the past in novelty form for tourist bucks. In short: It's old, old news Read more...
More about Twitter, Social Media, Crime, Los Angeles, and Social GoodOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/3DShLwkD-4M/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Mashable
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.More About this Source Visit Mashable