The attacks showcased the increased use of social media and citizen journalism in the way events were reported . Many people discussed the unfolding event on websites such as Twitter and Flickr , which were largely clustered under search tags such as " mumbai " and " attack " . The day after the attacks , however , the Indian government asked Mumbai citizens to cease updating Twitter with live coverage of police activity . The '' New York Times '' and the BBC offered live text coverage online , as did many Indian bloggers . A map of the attacks was also set up , using Google Maps . The attacks were dubbed by some journalists ( and Hillary Clinton ) as " India 's 9/11 " , a reference to the 2001 September 11 attacks in the United States
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Reactions to the 2008 Mumbai attacks