Twitter, a social networking website, designed so anyone with an account can post anything from what their doing to a random thought on their account. So one might think to themselves how could this be of any importance other than stalking ex's online? Lets put it in perspective: You wake up to an alert on your phone from twitter saying: "Earthquake." You then go online to find out what is going on and you see many of your friends via Twitter have been giving updates and status checks. This can be of vital importance to mobilize people when natural disasters occur, as well as used to let family and friends know your alright. During the rush of a disaster it may be hard to keep in touch with all of your loved ones; however, with new social media tools available it is now as simple as posting "I'm Alright", and the stress a family might have faced would be over as soon as they saw that. Wikipedia is another useful tool that has gained steam over the past few years. It is an online encyclopedia with information on just about anything. It is set up so people who are registered can log in and edit information that has been posted, all in the spirit of posting actual facts. Wikipedia has been used to the benefit awareness by Virginia Tech students who, after the fatal shootings in 2007, created a page on the Virginia Tech shootings about 20 minutes after the first shots had been fired. That along with a Facebook group called "Safe at VTech." This allowed family and friends to check those who had joined the group and decipher whether or not they might be safe. Albeit these internet tools can only be used to a certain level and should not be used blindly. Information, when it can be posted by anyone, should always be double checked because many times online it could be false.