NBC New York - No longer just for posting funny links and telling the world what you ate for breakfast—Twitter has a new use for New York City gang members. Gangs are apparently use the social networking site to set up fights and threaten other gang members, reports the New York Daily News. “I know bitches from oyg that would dead mob yah s—t in harlem,” tweeted a member of East Harlem-based gang OYG, also known as Jeff Mob. That tweet and others in the same series of attacks are available through a public search of the gang’s name. Last week, Perfect Peace Ministry Youth Outreach stopped a fight after reading threatening tweets posted by the Get Money Boys. The group uses instant messaging, Myspace, and Twitter to keep track of 4,000 teens involved in gang activity. Some gang members seem to be aware that their tweets are public. Lil V, a 15-year-old who is part of The New Dons gang, said he keeps his gang’s Twitter page private and uses slang that no one would understand
Well if you read my story about Bryant's Twitter....just kidding. Turns out I won't be joining twitter anytime soon unless i'm trying to increase my street cred and slang vocab. However this story made me think of the knowledge gap hypothesis (KGH)and how it just doesn't really apply here. KGH states that the information rich have a higher base knowledge than information poor and thus harnass and control attempts to lessen the gap better. Socioeconomic status is listed as a primary indicator, but here we got the Get Money Boys and OYG sending out facebook event invites for a shootout....ridiculous. Wondering if they have a tv time out for reloading and twitter updates halfway through. According to the theory though these guys should be the last to adopt and use the technology in a beneficial manner. I just have one thing to say tho....look out. Starting my own thing. Knowledge Gap Hypothesis....Guys. KGH ya hurrdd.
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