Paul Jacobson

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Twitter comes to the rescue as @PigSpotter helps co-ordinate hijack rescue

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Hijack rescue co-ordinated through Twitter

I saw this headline this morning in The Star (read the article on IOL):

An sms and social network frenzy saved a Joburg man who was trapped in his car boot after being hijacked at the weekend.

What a terrific story and a great ending for the poor guy who was hijacked. I disagree that Twitter is a truly useful social network for personal sharing but when it comes to social signalling, Twitter is possibly the best tool available. This story just demonstrates its effectiveness.

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