Social media fuels end to email and emergency services

Author: Jeff Coon

Not sure if Social Media is the communication tool of the future? Here are two facts that may be very convincing:

1. When lost in a storm drain, two girls in Australia (10 and 12) updated their facebook page before calling emergency personnel (the Australian equivalent of 911). Read the full article here.

2. Boston College recently decided to stop offering full e-mail accounts to incoming students starting next fall because they already have well-established digital identities before they arrive on campus. Read more.