Social Media Meets History – Columbus Discovers the New World

Wouldn’t it have been helpful if Columbus could have just used social media to announce his discovery of the New World?

“Wait, what is that I see? Could it be land?

Christopher Columbus sets his facebook status:

Taking a dip in the ocean, to go #1 (u know u do it too) and wondering what that is on the horizon…

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“Let me grab my iPhone and twitpic this – maybe one of my followers can help identify!”

@chriscolumbus: Anyone have a clue? http://twitpic.com/zzxx

@queenizzy RT @chriscolumbus: Anyone have a clue? http://twitpic.com/zzxx

@queenizzy: @chriscolumbus looks like that island @kingferd and I bought off the coast of Spain-GPS working OK?

@chriscolumbus: @queenizzy I downloaded the Crossing the Ocean App, but you know it can be wonky sometimes

@queenizzy: @chriscolumbus If it looks cool, raise a flag or something, @kingferd & I could use a vaca spot

And the rest my friends is history…