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• 13 Sep 08
  

  Gerry Tabio

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  David Hayward

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• 01 Sep 08
  

  Pierce Mattie Communications

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  Bertrand Duperrin

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• 31 Aug 08
  

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  Nikki D.

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  Daisy PhD

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  • Across a largely empty New Orleans, bloggers and online social networkers struggled with the question of whether they should leave or stay and ride out the storm while communicating—in real time—to friends and the world at large. Hundreds of new viewers signed on to Twitter to join the conversation.
     
     "Look at this little thing," said Karen Gadbois, 53, a New Orleans blogger, referring to Twitter. "You can jump on it and jump off it. It's not a lifetime commitment. It's very useful."
     
     Bloggers said their fascination with the possibilities of using online networks to track the storm and help others was fueled by new technology available to them as well as lingering frustration over the response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago.

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