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"This year, the Girl Scouts also has a program that encourages girls to collect donations for the "I Care" program, which sends Girl Scout Cookies to troops overseas. In the past, girls in Girl Scout troops have typically sold cookies and exchange currency face-to-face. Now, with the mainstream adoption of social media and technology, girls like 11-year-old Emma Vermaak have turned to social media and PayPal to help market and sell cookies, as well as collect these donations. When the Girl Scouts discovered Emma was using PayPal to collect donations for the "I Care" program, the organization initially tweeted her support for doing what "Girl Scouts is all about!" Shortly afterwards, Emma's mom, Kimberly Reynolds, was contacted by Emma's troop's leader, who was told Emma could only take cash. The Girl Scouts then tweeted at Emma the next day (while she was at school), clarifying that they didn't mean to cause confusion by supporting her efforts, explaining "But girls cannot transact the sale (take payment) online. That must happen in person to build oh-so-important people skills.""

New technologies bring with it a requirement for new abilities. Back in 1954, dialing a phone was new and potentially confusing. Bell created a 10-minute film to explain it all.

The Utility of Twitter Lists As the negotiations progressed, it was helpful to monitor a Twitter list of Congress members in order keep up with their feelings about the proposed deals. After the final votes were cast, a stream of tweets from members came pouring through, providing an instant window into how they voted and why they voted the way they did. (thanks CSPAN)