1.0 link 115702 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/29/twittering-the-quake_n_115702.html In the first hour or so following the earthquake in southern California today, details in the media about the extent of the damage were sketchy. However, another medium of communication --the micro-blog website Twitter-- thrived in the aftermath of the earthquake and the usefulness of the website in reporting on the earthquake was noted by several media outlets (Wired had also previously reported the phenomenon of people Twittering the ongoing California wild fires). It seems as...

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