2012 Year in Review: Technology

Social media tells the story of Superstorm Sandy in real-time

The U.S. East Coast was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29 and people all over the world got a sense of events happening in the storm in real time, thanks to social media services like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Although, the information was not always accurate, some of the reports were found to be true and gave a snapshot of flooding and power outages in real time -- to both East Coast residents and the world.

Credit: Frank Franklin II