Events All Over The World Affected By Social Media

That social media is an integral part of our day to day lives, is a known fact. While it may not have a strong impact on the major goings on in our day to day lives, social media has a strong affect on the major political and natural activities around the world. Here are the top ten situations strongly affected by social media.

1. Osama Bin Laden’s Death Report 

The secret operation carried out for the capture and the eventual death of Osama Bin Laden was one shrouded in mystery. The only reason we knew before the media channels put it out was because Obama tweeted about it as soon as it happened!

2. 2011 Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami 

On 11 March, 2011, Japan was hit by an earthquake to the tune of 8.9 on the Richter scale. Soon after, a disastrous tsunami hit the country, destroying property, life and livelihood. Red Cross, with the help of Facebook, turned on the causes option and raised around $ 25,000 toward relief efforts.

3. The Egypt revolt 

The Egypt revolt showed us how pertinent social media is in our life on a daily basis. When Internet, SMS and broadcast TV was unavailable in Egypt, the international community relied on journalists for real-time updates on Twitter and Facebook. Nicholas Krist, a journalist from the New York Times posted detailed updates to his Facebook page and showed solidarity with the Egyptians.

4. The Iran elections 

Twitter was an integral part of the Iran elections. During the whole controversial election time, Twitter was such an integral information source pool that they restructured their maintenance schedule during the crucial times.

5.  The Hudson River Water Landing