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Monday, September 13, 2010

Taking Technology Too Far?: This Guy Tweeted DURING His Heart Attack!

Pain in acute myocardial infarction (front)Image via Wikipedia

OK, we live in a connected world (and yes, there is a reason that many refer to their Blackberry devices as their "Crackberry"!). Yet, is this a sign of taking things way too far?
Watch the report below from CNN's Jeanne Moos on Tommy Christopher, a 42 year-old Washington reporter who tweeted the whole time he was having a heart attack - from chest pains through his double bypass (well, not all the way through the surgery :-)! View the story here:



Would you do this yourself? What would you do if your husband or wife or significant other did this? Was Jay Leno's comment right on? Is there a limit - like the live-tweeted birth? Post your thoughts here on the blog.

David



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