Digital Dispatches from Japan

This morning, an author living in Japan tweeted about another earthquake: “So a 6 quake in Shizuoka, specifically Fujinomiya, and lesser magnitude farther out over Japan. Think it was a/b 4/5 where I am. Not bad.” Writer Ashley Thompson added: “I’m all right! We just had a biggish quake here in Shizuoka – but not too bad.”

As the world shares its support with Japan after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Twitter has become a powerful tool for reading personal stories on the ground and collecting donations.

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