Miracles of Social Networking

When I was in Seattle the last week of September starting my MLIS graduate program with fellow SPLAT! members Dylan and Anna I lost my wallet. I quickly canceled my cards and tried to remain calm, cool and collected. This was not a perfect
time to panic. I lost my wallet on a Wednesday and was flying back to Boise on Friday. I had a sinking feeling that I would not be let on the plane without photo ID, which of course was in my wallet. I called the campus lost and found every hour on the hour without any word. Anna and Dylan were such great friends during the whole ordeal. Then on Thursday night I checked my Facebook account and *insert miracle music here* a girl had found my wallet on campus. She thought about taking my wallet to lost and found but thought she would have better luck getting the wallet to me if I was on Facebook and she was right. That next day she brought my wallet to my class and I was able to fly home that evening. Social networking can connect people in the most wonderful ways.

Last updated: October 9, 2007 - 12:34pm by melody

What a great story! And, I loved the happy ending ...   Ruth Funabiki

Thanks for sharing this great story, Melody! It's pretty cool that social networking managed to save your wallet.

Fabulous story Melody! Thanks for sharing! If anyone ever asks me what good online social networks are, I know what to tell 'em.

Another of a growing number of examples of * the practical uses of social networks, and * the way some people are incorporating social networks into their daily lives (in other words, I wouldn't have thought of going there first to find the wallet's owner!) Ann J

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