My friend Nurbek pointed me to this news, which I thought was pretty amazing.
Source: MercuryNews
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So if you are not already using Twitter, make sure you register today ;) Because you never know in what (emergency) situation you might find yourself in, especially when you are overseas.
As you know Twitter supports SMS updates from your mobile phone internationally. After you have registered, don’t forget to verify your mobile number. Also don’t forget to add your Twitter account to your mobile’s addressbook (for easy SMS). An of course, you should inform your friends about your Twitter account. Otherwise, rescue mission might take considerable time ;)
Keep an eye on my twitter from time to time too ;) Especially when my blog goes un-updated for a long time. (God forbid).
This has got to be one of the coolest stories I’ve heard in a while.
My immediate thoughts went to the film Rendition, the guy in might have avoided two weeks of torture if he was a twitter user !
haha…like that also can…twitter saves the day!
Yeah, sometime social media can be used as rescue tool as well, other than just marketing or socializing vehicle to most of us
Awesome story, thank goodness he was in cellphone range! Twitter to the rescue….tah-dah… They’re bound to get some good mileage out of this story.
The story is indeed awe inspiring. I still hesitate to twitter for fear of getting all tied up. I simply do not have the time.
Kind of old news, I read about this a week ago.
Wow thats cool, the power of the internet saves the day again.