Twitter response to Japan earthquake, tsunami is fast, widespread
Just as Egypt has been cast as the Twitter revolution, so Friday's massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami was destined to become the Twitter disaster.
In 140-character bites, the story unfolded: the shock and terror; the sense of human frailty mixed with lifesaving information; the messages of those seeking comfort and those seeing some kind of divine retribution, all mixing at hyper-speed.
"Poor japan," said one typical sentiment. "Prayers to Japan and anyone in the path of the tsunami," said another.
"I go to sleep a happy girl and I wake up to a horrible earthquake in Japan and tsunami warnings," said one posting....
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