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Stroller recall goes YouTube

Posted Nov 10, 2009 by Beth Gaddis

Updated Nov 10, 2009 at 12:29 PM

In the old days, when the government or company wanted to let the public know about a recall, it would fax a press release to newsrooms all over the country.  Now, they put the information on Twitter, Facebook, Web sites and e-mail alerts.  This week, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission even created a YouTube video to let parents know single and double umbrella strollers made by Maclaren are being recalled after several children had their fingers amputated. 

I was home last Friday when I saw my friend’s Facebook update: “wonders why the world’s gone mad in the past 24 hours.”  I immediately turned on CNN and found out there was a gunman loose in Orlando.  It boggled my mind how social networking has become such a part of my life. 

How do you get your news and information now?  Do you find out about things through chat rooms, blogs and e-mail more than through television, newspapers and radio?