It took one tweet on Monday evening as I left the office to light the virtual touchpaper. At five past nine I tapped: "Now Guardian prevented from reporting parliament for unreportable reasons. Did John Wilkes live in vain?" Twitter's detractors are used to sneering that nothing of value can be said in 140 characters. My 104 characters did just fine.
By the time I got home, after stopping off for a meal with friends, the Twittersphere had gone into meltdown. Alan Rusbridger: Trafigura fiasco tears up the textbook The Guardian 15 October 2009
For those interested in such things, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes live-action account of what promoted my blog posting yesterday Mobilising CE networks through social media.
