Miss Representation

Closing Logos Group Wiki Home Page - CLG Wiki Carvill Creative Marketing blog » Are you down with the Twitter Lingo? The BBC news homepage today brought us the gripping news that Miss Universe contestant Vasuki Sunkavalli was recently charged with the offence of ‘twagiarism’. Sunkavalli (aka Miss Universe) was found guilty of tweeting a series of tweets that resembled very closely the Wall Street Journal columnist ‘Sadanand Dhume’s political comments. Sunkavalli has been charged with the so called twagiarism because she seems to have attempted to pass the commentary off, as if it were her own. Twagiarism We might laugh at this amusing word combination of twitter and plagiarism, but it’s certainly not the first word to have had “tw-” placed on to its bonnet. But why is it necessary? Sadanand Dhume, says it’s useful to make the distinction. “Twagiarism certainly sounds less serious than plagiarism, as it should,” he says. Which one is your favourite? Enjoy the post… For more social media marketing tips and advice – why not subscribe to our blog . Enjoy the post… Vikki