Social Networking World Crises Evolves in Japan Disaster

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Newman

The strength, potency and potential of social networking to help in world disasters is being highlighted now in the midst of the Japanese earthquake devastation. Telephone lines are reported down in most of Japan so communications is difficult. Reports in Facebook and Twitter are the primary source of timely news from the nation. Finding information about where to locate shelters has become a central issue in posts on Twitter and lists of locations are being updated several times a day. Tsunami warnings have been issued for various locations around the Pacific Ocean and social media accounts are critical to real time notifications regarding wave actions.