#Mumbai@Twitter

What is it? #Mumbai was what users who posted updates on the site Twitter had to put as the tag line when updating information about the Mumbai attacks.

Was there any new information online? Actually, between Twitter and most blogs, the amount of new information was low.

Why? Twitter and most blogs about the Mumbai attacks were paraphrasing stories on TV channels and newspapers.

So, didn’t Twitter help at all? Yes, it did. There were some useful updates. The services also became places where citizens vented their feelings and planned protest rallies.

—Kushan Mitra