BBC Hails Blogs

After the London bombings, the BBC calls blogs, the "ideal news resource."

All of a sudden, the blog turned out to the ideal news resource. At their most mundane, weblogs record the minutiae of the author's day; on Thursday, this trivia became the biggest story in the world.

Every feature of blogging found a new use. Comments sections became "Are You Alive?" sections. PayPal accounts became donations to buy beer for the emergency services.

And long before politicians had a chance to make a statement, Londoners' own reactions were being quoted as the voice of Britain around the world.

As the media and emergency services tried to work out what was going on, many of the clues came from the bloggers.

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Acts of violence can cause damage in their aftermath; they can frighten people, and they can turn them against each other. This time, there was a new tool available - blogs - and they've been used for communication, help and humour. So much for terror.

via BL Ochman's What's Next Blog