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Twitter saves a life

John Moe Aug 9, 2010

Sure, the stereotype of Twitter is a bunch of people typing about what they had for lunch that day. But Leigh Fazzina is a pretty big fan of the microblogging site. She was in a triathlon, got lost on a bike, wrecked, couldn’t move, and tweeted her way to safety.

(via BoingBoing)

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