Twitter Gets Satellite Access 67
jimboh2k writes "Satellite operators Iridium and Thuraya have signed on to provide access for Twitter users outside of normal mobile coverage. The service acts like the SMS function already available on the social network, allowing users to tweet during emergencies."
Re:Okay. (Score:5, Interesting)
Well, I suppose that counts as the obvious symmetry to the jackasses who, watching someone burn to death in a wrecked car, will whip out their cell phones - Not for anything so mundane as calling for (never mind actually trying to) help, mind you, but to record it for YouTube.
We've become a society of narcissists and voyeurs. Welcome to the dawning of a new age.
Re:Okay. (Score:2, Interesting)