Monday, March 14, 2011
Social Media Reconnects Japan Quake Victims With Loved Ones
I found this article very interesting as survivors from the earthquake in Japan used social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter to connect with families and friends about their whereabouts. The article noted that less than an hour after the earthquake, there were 1,200 tweets per minute coming from Tokyo. Also, Google's Person Finder, which allows people to leave information about their whereabouts or information about a missing person was used 158,700 times! Check out this article by clicking on this link: http://mashable.com/2011/03/14/internet-intact-japan/
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Great blog post!
ReplyDeleteI actually donated some money through My.Is forums as part of a relief thing that we gathered together. Pretty much the same idea, but with different uses of media sites.
It's amazing how through social media we can quickly and efficiently spread the word, reach out to and help those in need.
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