Citizen Journalism for Bostonians

Over the weekend @BostonTweet and @SJCallan launched a new section on BostonTweet that enables any Bostonian with a Twitter account to index traffic, MBTA updates, news, music and other updates to BostonTweet.com.

By including @BostonTweet and and any of the below hashtags in a new tweet, Bostonians with Twitter accounts can instantly update the below pages on BostonTweet.

• #Traffic – post up to the second traffic updates on the Boston roads and highways
• #MBTA – real time updates about delays and breakdowns on the T and commuter rails
• #News – reports on local news as it’s happening – anything you feel is newsworthy
• #Food – food reviews, specials and any post that talks about food & restaurants
• #Drink – drink specials and any tweet that deals with going out for drinks in Boston
• #Music – gigs scheduled at the bars, clubs and music venues in greater Boston
• #Sports – any tweet talking about social sports or the Pats, Red Sox, Bruins, etc.
• #Sale – tweets about retail sales in Boston
• #Tweetup – a listing of Tweetups scheduled throughout the Boston metro