TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE

A GUY IN ATLANTA USED TWITTER TO . . . SAVE A WOMAN'S LIFE???

Over the past few months, we've heard an awful lot about Twitter . . . and how great it is. But I have to admit, this whole Twitter thing has seemed pretty useless to me . . . until NOW.

Here's why . . . On Friday, Kwanza Hall of Atlanta, Georgia, was walking down the street when he noticed an unidentified woman flopping around on the ground having a SEIZURE.

Anyway, Kwanza's cell phone battery was almost out of juice, and he was worried that if he called 911, he'd get put on hold . . . and his cell phone would go dead before he could report the emergency.

So, instead, Kwanza used his phone to post an update on Twitter . . . which read, "Need a paramedic on corner of John Wesley Dobbs and Jackson Street. Woman on the ground unconscious. Please ReTweet." Get this . . .

Within a few seconds, dozens of Twitter users reposted Kwanza's tweet (--which is what status updates are called on Twitter) . . . and a bunch of people called 911.

A few minutes later, paramedics showed up to help the woman and . . . thanks to Kwanza's Twitter update . . . she's expected to be OK. (WSB-TV News 2 - Atlanta)

Read more here: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19492556/detail.html