Social responsibility is a much bigger concern, and definitely a huge topic. I am not going to write about it however because it is too close to the religion/politics line

However, with Iran we have seen a surprising amount of community support, so maybe social media is helping the social responsibility too. Hopefully someone looks at this idea at some point.

If you are impressed with the community driving the spread of information, what use is information with application, without decision, without action?

How many times have we heard something from a friend, watched something on a news channel, or seen something on our computer and been outraged – but done nothing?

I’m guilty… I cast no stones here. My only concern with social media is whether we are being socially responsible.

Warmest Regards,
K

I agree that most communication technologies do end up being touted as important during catastrophes. However, social media has typically been seen as a toy of early adopters, and even social networks have been questioned. This was really the “turning point” for social media, where many people finally saw that it could be used in important ways.

The problem could be that people are making a huge deal out of it, while it really should be seen as the next step.

And I did not think you were rude at all

That is basically the way I feel, and the main reason I wrote this. It is amazing how much social media and the community have helped in this situation.