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from the NYTimes

from the NYTimes

As tweet mobs become more prevalent, and more and more people have experienced cyberbullying, a new conversation about cyber civility is starting to take hold, from Monika Lewinsky on TED to the aftermath of Justine Sacco's tweet and the apology to her from her "outer" Sam Biddle, thinking more about responses is necessary.

from disruptions section by Nick Bilton. How conversations about cyberbullying have come to the public forum because more and more people are victims of it. Cybermobs on twitter are like feeding frenzies, with those participating not thinking or wanting to be mean, but losing all feeling of empathy for the victim.

Magazine article by Jon Ronson on the Justine Sacco twitter fiasco resulting in her firing. Ronson chronicles many other incidents of cyber twitter mobs turning on people, getting them fired, and making personal attacks. Casual tweeting with dire consequences.