Social Media the Journey Continues

900bc First Postal Service in China

600bc carrier pigeons used in Greece

305AD first wooden printing press

1835 morse code invented

1876 patent issued for telephone

1991 Tim Berners Lee develops the World Wide Web

2006 Twitter launched

@stephenfry Toast and Honey Steve How About You? #breakfast

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“At night the children often lie awake in bed restless and fearful, or wake up screaming as a result of nightmares brought on by mystery stories.” -

UK Twitter Users 10million

Worldwide 500 million

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8:04 am January 6th

8:14am first photograph appears on Twitter

8:25amPhotographer appears on BBC 5 Live

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If John Snow Had Twitter!

31st August 1854

Dr John Snow is in his Officechecking his Twitter account

John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

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Edwin Lankaster @DrEL@JSPhysician Latest edition of Journal out today will send one to you. #Microscope

Augustus Pleb @TheRookeries@JSPhysician Lord help us there are good folks dropping in the streets again. #PlagueisBack

Sam Tyler @LondonPeelersBeen called to 6 houses in Broad Street men women and children very ill. #PlagueisBack

Ivor Coffins @RIPSohoCollection of dead, full funerals and tributes no job too big. Contact us now. #Plague isBack

Ebeneezer Gutterpress@tabloids@JSPhysician hearing problems in Broad Street area any comments before we go to press? #PlagueisBack

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John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

Tweet to John

@JSPhysician Edwin Chadwick @Chadwick@JSPhysician thanks for your positive comments but I fear a link with foul odours. #Cholera

The Whig Party @Whigcentral@JSPhysician Cases of the dreaded disease are out of control and will cost us votes. #Cholera

Prime Minister@PalmerstonPM@JSPhysician @Chadwick We need to find the source of this dreaded plague. The Peasants are revolting. #Cholera

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William Cowper MP @BigBillWhat is to be done about this state of affairs I am without Butler and Maid. #Cholera

Illustrated London News @ILondonNewsExclusive pictures of victims of new plague. Read all about it! http://ILN.com.pics #Cholera

@Chadwick @ WhigCentral @PalmerstonPM I @BigBill @ILondonNews be patient we are working on a causal link. #Cholera

@JSPhysician

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John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

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John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

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Tweet To John

Edwin Lankaster @DrEL@JSPhysician seeing more cases fear Cholera has returned need to meet to look at causes 5:15pm?

Sam Tyler @LondonPeelers@JSPhysician will get details of what we’ve found to you by 5:15pm.

Ivor Coffins @RIPSoho@JSPhysician 24 bodies so far. Men are refusing to pick up any more fear #Cholera has returned. Need advice?

Ebeneezer Gutterpress@tabloids@JSPhysician more dead in Broad Street people saying #Cholera is back. Comments? #PlagueisBack

New River Water@DrinkThames@JSPhysician will have maps to you by 5:15pm but fail to understand what its got to do with our supply.

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John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

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John Snow@JSPhysicianDoctorMember of the British Epidemiological SocietyKeen vegetarian and fan of total abstinence

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Edwin Lankaster @DrEL@JSPhysician great work but we must move quickly to stop further problems. #Success

Sam Tyler @LondonPeelers@JSPhysician men on their way to Broad Street to keep order while pump handle removed. #Cholera

Ebeneezer Gutterpress@tabloids@JSPhysician Camera on way to cover pump need interview for late edition. #Cholera

New River Water@DrinkThames@JSPhysician Will be removing handle to Broad Street Pump at 1pm but if not the cause will seek recompense!

Prime Minister@PalmerstonPM@JSPhysician I hope this works its your head on the block if its some flight of fantasy #Cholera

Queen Victoria@RoyalVicky@JSPhysician @PalmerstonPM we are most amused. #Knighthood

@Chadwick fine report on Labouring population but might want to rethink the miasmatist thing #PublicHealth

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Pete Hill Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner. P.Hill@welhat.gov.uk Thanks for listening. #Public Health Family #hertswb

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