There is a new superhero in town.
His name is Miles and he is a 5-year-old California boy who has been battling leukemia since he was a toddler. Miles and his parents teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and a slew of volunteers including the San Francisco Police Department and the City of San Francisco to save Gotham City—er, San Francisco—on Friday.
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The Foundation elicited the help of over 11,000 Bay Area volunteers to make Miles’ dream of becoming Batman a reality. In the process, he touched the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people who followed the pint-sized caped crusader on Twitter.
This story of this wee survivor helps to illustrate some of the ways Twitter is becoming an integral part of real life, both online and off.
1. Following Breaking News
“BatKid Saves City” was today’s headline on a special edition of Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle, and thousands of people lined the streets of San Francisco to cheer on the superhero. But those who weren’t around to catch the news as it unfolded could follow along with Batkid’s escapades on Twitter.
As Batkid’s big day approaches… http://t.co/NhV6BqgtGK Chronicle printing special edition: http://t.co/EKbZrF9AC0 pic.twitter.com/21lNhArbKj
— SFGate.com (@SFGate) November 15, 2013
2. Participating In A Local Community On A Global Level
While thousands of volunteers signed up to help Make-A-Wish with the event, even more joined the Make-A-Wish community online by following and supporting BatKid.
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