Bill Cosby died again on Twitter today. "Bill Cosby died" was the
top Trending Topic worldwide today on Twitter. The news of his untimely
and untrue demise had dropped to second in the United States as of this
writing, surpassed only by Lindsey Lohan as a Trending Topic. Lindsey
Lohan was released from jail to go to rehab, and that made a big splash
on Twitter, also. Facebook also had many status updates appearing
about Bill Cosby, and some were very touching!
The Twitter rumor mill
The
instantaneous nature of Twitter allows rumors like this to spread like a
wildfire. The result is somewhat of an event, even after the rumor has
been refuted. This rumor was refuted by Bill Cosby (@billcosby) himself
on Twitter, or "rebuttled, he called it. He made the following Tweet
on Twitter today at shortly before 4:00 pm Eastern time.
"Again, I am rebuttaling rumors about my demise. But, I am confirming I have an app. http://bit.ly/BillCosbyApp . :)"
Emotional toil
The 73 year old actor also tweeted a message around 6:00 pm Eastern time to whoever had started this rumor.
"Emotional
friends have called about this misinformation. To the people behind the
foolishness, I’m not sure you see how upsetting this is."
Cosby on King
Bill Cosby will go on Larry King tonight to prove he is still alive. He tweeted it himself only moments ago.
"Watch me on Larry King LIVE tonight with @KingsThings at 9:30!"
There really is an app
Bill
Cosby really does have an application for the i-Phone. It is a free
download, and it has information about Bill Cosby, including his
engagements and concerts. You can find that application download here.
Bill's demise missed Bristol
While
it is difficult to judge the origin of Tweets on Twitter, there did not
seem to be much local activity on Facebook about the rumor in the
Bristol area today. There were postings that appeared in a search, but
the impact was nothing like what occurred on Twitter today.
According to Indy Posting.com, the same rumor circulated in February of this year.
In case you are interested in Lindsey
In
case you might want to know, there is a Youtube video below that will
tell you the latest on her situation. There is a status update
appearing regularly in the Bristol area that questions why so many
people care about this when there are soldiers her age dying in war.
Here is the status:
"Lindsey Lohan
who? I can't believe the news coverage being given to a spoiled
20-something yr old. Here are a few 20 year-olds worth knowing about:
Justin Allen 23, Brett Linley 29, Matt Weikert 29, Justus Bartett 27,
Dave Santos 21, Chase Stanley 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew King 23,
Christopher Goeke 23 & Sheldon Tate 27. These 20-somethings gave
their lives for YOU this week, protecting our nation."