Anyway, I'm demoting myself a half step and this is why. As everyone knows by now, Osama Bin Laden has been killed in a military raid in Pakistan. How did I find out about this news? Through Facebook! Last night, I was watching the newest episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent on DVR. After the episode, I turned off the TV, grabbed my netbook to check my email and surf the internet before going to bed. Of course, I stopped in on Facebook and that's where I saw it. I then proceeded to call the hubster who was in the very next room (I don't like to yell at night because it causes the dogs to get riled up) to tell him about it. I'm sure I would have heard about it in the morning on NPR because it was literally all that was on the news, but I don't think I'll ever shake the fact that I heard about Bin Laden's death on Facebook, just like people say you'll never forget where you were or what you were doing when 9/11 happened.
I guess this really has no bearing on my status as an adult, but I find it very interesting how fast social media and networking carries news. I've heard the reports on NPR, but never really experienced it first hand.
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