Tsunami Web
January 07, 2005
In many ways, the internet was integrated into the tsunami aftermath more than in any previous natural disaster. Billboards were established to exchange information about missing loved ones. Millions of dollars were raised for relief efforts and bloggers transmitted up-to-the-second news with unprecedented speed and often video images unavailable to traditional media. Bob speaks with Esther Dyson, editor of Release 1.0 at C-NET Networks, about the newfound efficacy of the internet.
