I have recently been researching around the creative uses of Twitter in preparation for the Digital Art and Technology workshops I am due to deliver in the next few months. Reading the Media Guardian online today I came across a blog post called The fall of the Berlin wall in digital media. An interesting post which discusses the important role of digital media in today’s celebration of the fall of the Berlin wall.

It is interesting that much of the mainstream press have left their historical medium behind for their online coverage, as each have chosen the format which is best for a story.

The Berlin Twitterwall supported by Reporters without Borders displays Twitter messages which are using the hashtag #fotw on a virtual East Side Gallery. The aim of the project is to share thoughts on the fall of the wall as well as to focus on “which walls still have to come down to make our wold a better place”. The wall currently hosts 6.015 tweets!!

Most users seem to be posting the link to the virtual Berlin wall and not their thoughts and feelings which is a shame as the content is not that interesting but I really like the design and concept. It has the talk-ability factor and seems to be appearing in many different tweets today on a global scale. The use of mobile media and social platforms to cover today’s celebration demonstrates the new innovative possibilities available within journalism.