TechCrunch is pointing out how Twitter and Flickr are provided first hand accounts of the terrorist attacks that took place in Mumbai, India.  Yes, there is a quick screen shot of comments and a picture taken by someone who was a witness to the attacks.

While I have no doubt a high portion of the information that was flowing on the Twitter network was incorrect at the time, it seems that some tweets provided were much more accurate than what CNN was providing for their viewers.

It’s very unfortunate that such a tragic event points out how effective social networking tools are. This is what the internet is about.