Internet - a reliable resource

Internet reach was a reliable resource during Mumbai terror drama

Sat, Nov 29 05:55 PM

Washington/Mumbai, Nov.29 (ANI): The Internet proved to be a reliable resource during the terror mayhem in Mumbai.

New media allowed the world to look in on a city in crisis and receive real-time information from citizen journalists' as events unfolded, reports CBS.

Before the sights and sounds of the attacks in Mumbai could be televised, cell phones and the Internet were abuzz, both in blogs and with images as the horror unfolded.

"What's important is to get a quick sense of what's happening. One of the first real photographs of the scene was posted by somebody on Flickr," said social networking expert Gaurav Mishra. more