"David: in several ways. 1. Most news does not get covered by the “pros.” 2. News distribution channels are radically changing. When I was a kid we had three channels and a newspaper. Now? We have the web. To me it’s interesting to watch what these might be used for. 3. It lets me triangulate in on the truth a lot faster. If this were on TV I wouldn’t have been warned about it in real time. I might not have known until late tonight. You say that doesn’t matter. I think it does. The speed at which news gets to us all is very important. Maybe not for this story or the one yesterday, but someday it WILL be important. For instance, what if a chemically-toxic cloud were moving toward your house. Or a tornado. Wouldn’t you want to know now rather than in 45 minutes? 4. Even pro news is being impacted by this. The guy who shot this photo with his iPhone and put it on Twitter was on MSNBC within 20 minutes. That is a HUGE change in how the news is gathered and reported." - Robert Scoble

Robert, all good points. I definitely would like to have the uptake on the toxic chem cloud sooner than 45m if possible, please ;) - Melanie Reed

P.S. I am also not discounting all the prayers that were said for the passengers and crew changing the outcome of the story either.:) And I am praising God for that! :) Very happy for all! lol - Melanie Reed

If our future is me watching my computer screen or phone to see if a chemically toxic cloud or tornado is moving towards me, please shoot me now. - Rod Bauer from twhirl

@Melanie Reed, I'm glad someone had the guts to say it: God (notified by all the prayers) - not the pilots - saved all those ppl. - Kirk Skodis from twhirl