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Eaton Centre Vigil

How Social Media Affects the Eaton Centre Shooting

Himy Syed | Posted 06.03.2012 | Canada
Himy Syed

On Saturday evening, gunshots replaced the regular sounds at the Toronto Eaton Centre foodcourt. A feeling of the need for a community vigil has organically begun. Unlike December 2005, when it took a week to organize one for victim Jane Creba, today's social media tools have allowed that organizing to coalesce within hours.