Chile was becoming a trending topic on Twitter before even the fastest newscasters got a chance to talk about Saturday’s earthquake, thanks to many hastily posted tweets – most of which likely came from mobile devices. Tweets, text messages, emails, calls, voicemails – everything flew across the networks, draining phones and granting people some comfort and peace. Just hearing a familiar voice or reading words of assurance – knowing that your mobile device links you to the world, to family and to much needed aid – makes one heck of a difference.
We need food. We need medication. We need a hand to pull us out of the rubble. But we also need a little gadget that lets us cry out to the world so that everyone else has a chance to tell us that it’ll be OK. [Boston]
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