British blogs became go-to news resource after bombings

Blogs were the "ideal news resource" after the recent bomb attacks in London, wrote the BBC: "Every feature of blogging found a new use. Comments sections became "Are You Alive?" sections. PayPal accounts became donations to buy beer for the emergency services. And long before politicians had a chance to make a statement, Londoners' own reactions were being quoted as the voice of Britain around the world."

The BBC article also contains a sampling of the blogs, a "taster of how online writers have cheered themselves up, shaken a fist, or simply shouted that they're alive."