My family recently received bad news regarding the health of my mother-in-law. Despite my concerns about her physical well-being, I found myself distracted by how word was spread of the news. Beyond our immediate family, many people received the news or expressed their support/concern through email, Facebook, blogs, etc. Some people may even have used twitter.
It still amazes me that news is shared in this way now. Sure people still call and sometimes write letters, but it's not done as often. When I invite friends out, I've learned now that one of the easiest things to do is create an event on Facebook and send out the invites. My sister-in-law invited us to my new nephew's dedication at their church via evite, an online invitation site for parties/events.
I still remember how revolutionary it was to use email and message boards to spread the word. Now protestors in Iran are communicating via twitter and YouTube because their government has imposed silence.
I know this is a topic I've addressed previously, but with so much happening recently, personal and throughout the world, it's just so amazing to me that our communication has become both more enhanced and at the same time, less personal.
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