# "Safe and sound, at last -- IRC and IM play a role"

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2003-08-17T07:17:07Z


David Beckemeyer  aka twostop, creator of the first hecklebot and regular on #joiito blogs the story of how his 12 year old arrived in JFK during the blackout and how the Net helped him coordinate the night's events.





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