Social networking the good and the bad?

So I signed up to recieve google alerts for all things genocide. They come everyday and I feel overwhelmed about the amount of information, but I can't quite get myself to erase the ones I have not read. So today I have been catching up and I stumbled on this article.

At one of the meetings, I think we had talked about the power of twitter and what was going on in Iran. It was pretty revolutionary (definetly cool) but in all honesty most people could not have told you where Iran was on a map. (Bill Mahher said that previous to twitter, most people might have concluded that iRan was a new app. for iphones!)

so, as we hurry to celebrate this small victory, lets consider the side effects. Anyway, read the article for yourself and share your thoughts.