The execution will be Twittered, apparently.
Regardless if one thinks this was done in poor taste or not (I think it was), its seems people still have not grasped the power of Twitter to potentially backfire and blow up in their faces when wielded incorrectly. That is the peril of a tool/toy that encourages “stream of consciousness” narration – especially dangerous for politicians and other people in public positions.
These tools were created under the category of (and are still labelled as such) Social media – but businesses and politicians have begun wielding these applications to broadcast business communications and political platforms to the general public instead. Of course the freedom of this medium has resulted in occasional quandaries, as people in the spotlight continue to put their foot in their mouths through poorly crafted and hastily released messages.
We’ll see how it turns out. The tools will obviously evolve over time – but for now, expect even more gaffes.