BBCNews - SocialNetworks offer a lifeline. Inmarsat's chief executive Andrew Sukawaty explains to the BBC's Daniel Emery how his firm's satellite network is assisting in Haiti's rescue efforts The collapse of traditional channels of communication in Haiti has again highlighted the role of social media and the internet in disasters.
Twitter is being used as a prime channel for communications, while sites such as Ushahidi are providing maps detailing aid and damage. BBC NEWS Haiti updates. The Big Picture: Haiti after the earthquake. BBC Click (BBCClick)