Social Media, Your Constant Friend in Any Crisis

Two Australian girls, lost in a storm drain, recently used their cellphones to update Facebook to alert people about their predicament rather than calling emergency services. Some reports indicate they also took the time to complete a “Which Smurf Are You Quiz,” and got the result “Dangerously Oblivious Smurf.”

This could be a trend.

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