Social Media may take over how I get my information

Disclaimer: Twitter HELPED me find news links more quickly than a search engine-I did not rely on the tweets alone.

Today at 10:25 I got a call from a number I didn’t recognize. When I answered it was my husband. He was out of breath and kinda freaked out. A plane had just crashed into a nearby building (1/2 mile or so?) and everyone heard the explosion and felt the rumble. Well…he said he DID NOT feel the rumble. He was off in Codebodia. A place many of you may be familiar with. If not, ask a computer programmer. He or She will tell you. . .

He tried calling on his mobile but couldn’t get through. I’m not really sure where he called from. It wasn’t HIS desk. ANyways, he was out of breath because he’d just run in from outside, looking at the smoke trying to figure out exactly where it was coming from.

I immediately did a google search and didnt find much and BAM! it hit me. Twitter. Duh. SO I frantically typed in  “plane crash #austin anyone know?” – or something like that. Then I clicked on my litle # sign and Bada BING! Information Jackpot. Others were frantically trying to find information, like me and others were linking us up with news articles.

I prefer not to post any “facts” or any of my opinions. You can do your own research. Here is twitter hashtag for #austin.

All I can say is WOW! Crazy morning for Austin, Tx.

I’m just so impressed with the information (overload?) I was able to recieve in such a SHORT amount of time.

The times, they are a-changing!