Tragedy, News and the Importance of Social Media

What do penicillin, soap, planes, phones and social media have in common? They either had to change the way we live and the way we communicate.
is a social media really changed our lives and methods of communication? Yes and yes. In case you still have doubts check out these troubles and tragedies in which CNN and other major "traditional" media giants built Tweets, YouTube videos and statements sent to the "associates" around the world.
These social media tools to influence the way in breaking news from the world are shared globally, and here's how:

< U> Twitter : It is no surprise that Twitter is one of the best resources for finding breaking news and information. Maybe it's riots in Libya, Egypt, Yemen or very recent tragedies, such as Japan's 8.8 quake and tsunami that followed. Users who witnessed the event before their eyes, to update your Twitter account via their mobile phone and immediately go online, and reported by his followers. Another attraction of Twitter is "trending" the ability of the social network that allows users to search for topics that interested users are using the # symbol, called to mark key words or topics in Twitter. It originated as a way to categorize messages.

Facebook : In the same way, Facebook allows users to update their status and share stories about their profile pages. This social media tool also provides real-time 'to just the "news. In addition to status, video and photos can be shared and eventually re-distribute to their friends.

< U> Google : the impact of social media phenomenon is so great that Google was founded is known as a page. Since people are flocking to social media as an alternative method to search for news about friends and loved ones during the occurrence of natural disasters, the Internet media giant saw a need for an alternative avenue to important information available and easily accessible during a crisis using the technology for humanitarian reasons.

Until recently, the correspondents had to train for a very long time before they were provided the opportunity to be on camera reporting breaking news. With social media anyone, and even ordinary citizens who have a camera and an internet connection, can be a journalist of the day and send what they witnessed on the news networks like CNN's iReport for the segment. And at a time when the network can not reach all the latest news fast enough;. Breaking news right now gets net --- thanks largely to social media
So if social media is still not part of your life, very soon will be. It is already part of every major news network "life" and in the end, it will get yours too.