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The China Earthquake Twittered in Real Time

by Karoli on November 13, 2008 · 8 comments

One example of the power of Twitter’s now-disabled track feature: On May 12, 2008: USGS reports time/day: 2008-05-12 06:27:59.0 31.12N 103.24E 10 7.8 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA (Click the image to get the full-sized version in a tab or new window)

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China Earthquake Update

by Karoli on May 12, 2008 · 1 comment

My heart and prayers go out to the people of China who are living through a nightmare. Over 9,000 dead, many missing, schools and buildings leveled. The magnitude has been increased by the USGS to 7.9. The most compelling coverage I’ve found today comes from NPR. Melissa Block was interviewing the pastor of a church [...]

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