Social Media – FTW with the East Coast Earthquake

23. August 2011 · Write a comment · Categories: Events

Was online earlier today and saw two Facebook comments about an earthquake on the East Coast. Where did I go first for the news?? Twitter of course. After reading some info there, then I went to CNN and was most dismayed that I had no ability to connect to any live video.

So far, all my family and friends are okay so that’s good. And, I am tickled by how pervasive social media has been during this. Some of my social media faves…

@markos
Markos Moulitsas
RT @MalindaFrevert: Congrats Libya, you just got Kanye-ed by the #Earthquake in DC
Aug 23 via TweetDeckFavorite RetweetReply

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Twitter by Markos Moulitsas

@0×9900
Fred C
This cartoon explains how tweets travel faster than seismic waves http://t.co/1y6IjxX #earthquake #@
Aug 23 via webFavorite RetweetReply

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Twitter by Fred C

@80ape
Alain Emile
Only in #NY do you feel an #earthquake and instead of evacuating you check into foursquare.
Aug 23 via TweetDeckFavorite RetweetReply

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Twitter by Alain Emile

earthquake devastation:

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Posterous by John McKinley

snapshot of FourSquare Check-ins

@TRBofNA
TRB
TRB staff are okay after the earthquake. Now, the books in the TRB library…that’s another story: http://t.co/r2sCCk5
Aug 23 via CoTweetFavorite RetweetReply

via Twitter

@Ben_Birnbaum
Ben Birnbaum
Knew we were going to be fine when 15 minutes passed and a hoodie-clad @andersoncooper still hadn’t materialized #earthquake
Aug 23 via webFavorite RetweetReply

via Twitter

@P0TUS
Barracks O’Bama
BREAKING: LoonBat Bachmann demands to see earthquake’s magma-encrusted birth certificate.
Aug 23 via TweetDeckFavorite RetweetReply