Audio By Carbonatix
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours?
For the next six years, Alwyn Collinson will have his hands full.
The 24-year-old Oxford University student is on a mission to re-live the drama and “report” the happenings from the battlefield of WWII … from his laptop, via Twitter.
His handle, @RealTimeWWII, will send out up to 40 tweets per day of military and political developments that he’s gathered from textbooks and newsreel footage, and eye-witness testimony.
The account currently has almost 45,000 followers as Collinson relives the fall of 1939.
“I’m hoping to use Twitter to help bring the past to life, helping people understand the past as people at the time saw it, without the benefit of hindsight,” he told the Telegraph in London.
Here’s to history repeating itself.
Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter.
When news happens, Phoenix New Times is there —
Your support strengthens our coverage.
We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If New Times matters to you, please take action and contribute today, so when news happens, our reporters can be there.
