When the natural disasters happened in Japan, people automatically knew right away; especially if they go online on sites such as Twitter and Tumblr.
Even without reading or watching the news, I knew what was going on. There were trends and hashtags such as #prayforjapan or #prayforasia or even #prayforworld.
Many of us phoned friends and relatives that are in Japan, while some of us wait for them to tweet out a status. Since I did not have my friend's number, I had to wait for her to update her Facebook status saying she was fine, even though the place was shaking really hard.
It's amazing how fast the internet can connect us. We have clips during the tsunami and earthquake flying around on the web.People are raising awareness through Twitter and Tumblr; they are also being informed of the various organizations that are looking for donations to help Japan. We don't have to watch TV and we will still be part of the loop.
Google also has created a "person-finder" where it will help find those who are still missing.
Hopefully the Internet can exceed our expectations and find these missing people more effectively and faster than before.
Why is it so important to be in the loop? What do you gain/lose if you don't have instant information all the time?
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