Aus dem Reader vom MASHABLE kanal:
nach zwei minuten kommt der Flieger links ins bild geschwommen, drei minuten später hat ein Großteil der Passagiere das Flugzeug verlassen und kurz danach kommt auch schon eine Fähre daher:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLKfRVU3qM]
Social media once again proves its utility for distributing content of international interest: The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board has posted a remarkable video (above) to its YouTube channel showing the emergency landing of a US Airways flight in the Hudson on Thursday. The plane comes into view approximately 2 minutes into the recording.
Frankly, the role of social media in news gathering should no longer be remarkable: from the first Twitpic of the floating plane to the rising power of the Captain Sully Facebook Fan Page (188,000+ fans), social media has taken its rightful place alongside mainstream news sources.