Boulder Burning, Ctd: A Social Media Breakthrough

A reader writes:

I totally agree with your reader; the way Twitter has connected the community and reported on events has been nothing short of amazing. Old media (Denver Post, Boulder Daily Camera) is linking to the Google Tweet maps to give the most up-to-date reporting on a fire that has burned over 7,000 acres and destroyed 53 reported homes so far. Evacuees have been using this to check on homes. Basically, it has been the go-to sourcerather than government officials or traditional...