About
Live-tweeting refers to the practice of reporting on a developing story through a series of real-time status updates on the microblogging network Twitter. While the term “live-tweeting” can be used to describe citizen journalism in the event of a crisis, it has become increasingly associated with eavesdropping on private conversations for the purpose of comedy and entertainment.
Origin
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The earliest known instance of “live-tweeting” can be attributed to Pakistani IT specialist Sohaib Athar, who tweeted about a helicopter flying near his residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan as the United States special forces prepared to raid the compound of Osama bin Laden on the early morning of May 2nd, 2001.
Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
— Sohaib Athar (@ReallyVirtual) May 1, 2011
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External References
[1]TIME– Man Live-Tweets U.S. Raid on Osama bin Laden Without Knowing It