Comments on: how twitter saves lives http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/ Author, Blogger, Speaker, Bad Driver Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:01:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nate http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/#comment-180555 nate Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:54:25 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=725#comment-180555 FWIW, Twitter has already saved lives. During the San Diego fires of October 2007 ( http://blog.perfectspace.com/2007/10/23/helping-people-everywhere-through-the-san-diego-fires/ ) there were hundreds of people who received assistance through tweets. There are quite a few mentions about how the San Diego fires were tweeted, which helped a ton of people. Feel free to look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Ablog.perfectspace.com+%22san+diego+fire%22+twitter&btnG=Search FWIW, Twitter has already saved lives. During the San Diego fires of October 2007 ( http://blog.perfectspace.com/2007/10/23/helping-people-everywhere-through-the-san-diego-fires/ ) there were hundreds of people who received assistance through tweets. There are quite a few mentions about how the San Diego fires were tweeted, which helped a ton of people.

Feel free to look at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Ablog.perfectspace.com+%22san+diego+fire%22+twitter&btnG=Search

]]> By: rjleaman http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/#comment-179379 rjleaman Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:04:44 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=725#comment-179379 It's so encouraging to see technology being used for the "greater good" and this is a great example of that. Remember the wildfires in the San Diego area? Twitter came into play there, with real-time updates about what areas were under evacuation orders, what streets were closed, where aid stations and other resources could be found... and that's where Twitter Hashtags really first came into play, making it easy for interested people to follow a topic of strong interest. I think we'll be seeing more of this kind of usage - and you're right, the real-time mass communication of Twitter does mean it can save lives in a crisis. How wonderful is that?! It’s so encouraging to see technology being used for the “greater good” and this is a great example of that.

Remember the wildfires in the San Diego area? Twitter came into play there, with real-time updates about what areas were under evacuation orders, what streets were closed, where aid stations and other resources could be found… and that’s where Twitter Hashtags really first came into play, making it easy for interested people to follow a topic of strong interest.

I think we’ll be seeing more of this kind of usage – and you’re right, the real-time mass communication of Twitter does mean it can save lives in a crisis. How wonderful is that?!

]]> By: rushit shah http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/#comment-178111 rushit shah Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:13:16 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=725#comment-178111 hats off to twitter and you. reg rushitshah.com http://www.rushitshah.com hats off to twitter and you.

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]]> By: Noodlehead http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/#comment-177833 Noodlehead Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:04:48 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=725#comment-177833 Great to see others are using twitter for updating in emergencies, I posted something very similar a week back on the blog when several of those tornadoes came through Georgia. http://noodleheadstudios.com/index.php/New-Media-Marketing/How-can-you-update-your-family-in-an-emergency-Use-Twitter.html Great to see others are using twitter for updating in emergencies, I posted something very similar a week back on the blog when several of those tornadoes came through Georgia.
http://noodleheadstudios.com/index.php/New-Media-Marketing/How-can-you-update-your-family-in-an-emergency-Use-Twitter.html

]]> By: erin http://flowerdust.net/2008/03/31/how-twitter-saves-lives/#comment-177826 erin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:10:50 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=725#comment-177826 that is pretty awesome, i am not a twitterer but when we had a tornado here a few weeks back i sure did call and text my friends, twitter would have been easier i could have hit them all at once :) that is pretty awesome, i am not a twitterer but when we had a tornado here a few weeks back i sure did call and text my friends, twitter would have been easier i could have hit them all at once :)

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