Be careful what you tweet

[amcdonald]

Quite, like Freddie Flintoff and Darren Gough tweeting they were off to a gay bar

Like no one would notice that

[TykeMerc]

Yeah, that was funny. Doesn't get the point. Though, could twitter itself restrict the publication by means of T&Cs?

Alternatively people could refrain from posting their every trivial feeling and thought on these pathetic "social networking" sites and if they want to communicate something which might be embarrassing to a friend or two use private communications.

Frankly people who post their every thought and feeling deserve what they get, they're just attention seeking sad muppets.

[SueEllen]

Journalists get lots of their news nowadays by social networking sites.

In fact with social media and blogs the power of newspapers, tv and other sources of official media have diminished. (Which is a good thing )

Look at what steps they took in Egypt to stop people using the internet and tweeting by text to communicate about the demonstrations. Unfortunately for that government Google and Twitter worked out a way around it.

[xoggoth]

Don't copyright laws apply here?