The Web as a Primary Mode of Communication: The Casey Anthony Trial

Social media, in particular.



Watching a Trial on TV, Discussing It on Twitter. (The New York Times, 7/6/2011)

Excerpt: Ray Valdes, an analyst with Gartner Research, said the real-time reactions to the trial and the verdict reflected the gradual adoption of the Web as a primary mode of communication throughout the day.

Services like Facebook and Twitter “are the modern-day equivalent of the office cafeteria, a local bar or the coffee shop,” Mr. Valdes said. “Those venues have diminished some in modern times and to some extent been replaced by social media.”