Do Twitternuts think they are the only people talking about Bhutto?

This must be one of the most self absorbed and silliest "serious" posts of 2007. The event - the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The post - about the proven business utility of Twitter in spreading and discussing the news.

If anyone needed convincing of Twitter’s business utility, today is that day.

As I write this post, the Twittersphere is going nuts over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto which occurred around 5.15am Pacific Time. Bhutto was a Pakistani opposition political leader whose charisma and family history made her a world figure. The repurcussions of this tragedy have yet to unfold but in what appears to be a chaotic situation, there is plenty of speculation.

The British BBC has been broadcasting live coverage and some Twitterers, including myself have quoted out of the broadcast comments. Some have posted to GoogleReader and out to Twitter. Predictions08 is already there with thoughts about what this means for world events.

What’s interesting is how this story is spreading around the world at lightning speed. Dave Winer for example is picking up on reports from MSNBC and I imagine it will only be a matter of time before others chime in.

Sorry, (and at the risk of bad karma) but this is total crap. The whole internet is full of this event, not just Twitter, and has been a long time before the California pundits all woke up - I've seen it on email, Yahoo discussion groups, and sms text.

For what its worth my first information came via email to mobile direct from the BBC, and the next was from first look at the Web, long before any Twitternut that I know of picked it up.

And sorry again, but Twitterers twitting BBC bulletins to each other is an after-the-fact media event.