Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Amber Alert: Twitter Rises To The Occasion

Update: McKenzie has been FOUND, safe and sound.

Today maybe Twitter can use it's power of immediacy and viral spreadage of information (from the French, spredage) to help find a 14-year-old girl, and the 17-year-old boy who probably took her. Word of this Amber Alert spread like wildfire and became some of the most popular words on Twitter, as everyone retweeted the cry for help. Sure we're mostly kept busy making smart-ass jokes about Sarah Palin but when we're NOT, we like to help out those in need.



Her name is McKenzie Church and she was last seen on Saturday, in South Carolina (Spartanburg, Greenville). She could be anywhere most likely is in the Carolinas or Georgia. She may be traveling with 17-year-old Ryan Schichtel in a Green '97 Honda Accord.

If you have any information, please call Crimestoppers at (864) 232-7463.

1 comments:

crazy working mom said...

This is terrible! I hope she is quickly found.

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