A SOCIAL network gives its best when – in times of natural disasters – is concerned with helping those who remained physically affected by the event, to search for missing persons and then reassure friends and family that a certain person who is in the risk zone is fine. Facebook knows already seen that during the earthquake in Japan created in a few hours the Disaster Message Board , a page where people could find themselves involved. Now the social takes a few steps more. In the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal has launched a new feature that is called Safety Check , a powerful feature considering that exploits the connection between one billion and 400 million subscribers. The announcement came from the same Zuckerberg on his Facebook profile, which reads: “It is an easy way to tell family and friends that you’re fine. If you are in one of the areas affected by the earthquake, answer the question and all the people you will have your contact information. When disasters happen people need to know that their loved ones are safe. It is in these moments that can be connect really matters. “
Of course everything is based on geolocation. If writing to a social network is detected in the area of a particular disaster, Facebook sends a message asking if everything is ok, if she’s okay. And ‘the Safety check . The positive response to the message (just press the button “I’m fine”) goes automatically to fit in your Facebook profile, and then is read by all the friends, relatives and, if the account is opened, by anyone who wants to have news about a certain person. Not only. “We’ll notify you – adds social – when friends say you’re okay. You can also check the list of friends who may be in the emergency situation.” A simple, ingenious and, above all, useful.
- Arguments:
- social network
- social
- quake
- safety check
- Disaster Message Board
- Starring:
- mark zuckerberg
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