Social Media Sensitivity? | What was your response to the Boston Marathon Bombing?

I pulled my scheduled facebook post and tweet that pointed to this blog post Monday evening….

In comparrison to the bombing that happened in Boston I didn’t think that a post about what I was doing that day was very important.

I checked twitter to see if anyone else had stopped their scheduled tweets, one of the main bloggers I follow did not.  

On Monday facebook was full of comments about the Boston Marathon Bombing as well as the regular everyday status updates.  

It reminded me of when 9/11 happened and I was in school… some people were affected by it, barley able to move, blank stares on their faces and I remember others scampering to their next class laughing and carrying on like nothing happened.  

I didn’t tweet or update my facebook status saying anything about the bombing.  I tend not to talk much about current events online.  I feel like there are enough people saying things.  

So this all leaves me asking questions.  Is there a “correct” response to national and international tragedy?   And how should that be represented in our social media?  

Engage:  What are your thoughts?  Let us know in the comments.