July 11, 2006 at 8:20 pm · Authored by Ewan · Filed under SMS

Link: Telugu Portal - Mumbai blasts: TV message boards bring relief to worried relatives - Nation - Latest News.

Anxious about the safety of their relatives and friends following reports of serial blasts in Mumbai Tuesday, people across the country flooded TV channel message boards with SMSs to get in touch with their loved ones.

Messages flooded news channels like the CNN-IBN and NDTV as they flashed their numbers for the short message service (SMS).

It’s at times such as this — when you need to know — that the mobile and communications networks of today can be extremely useful.