http://disqus.com/people/cc0f9c9ea1b6adf552cbdf70a9286930/enThu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:46 -0000http://socialtimes.disqus.com/twitter_could_save_your_life_in_a_disaster/#comment-1574032Interesting discussion. Twitter is just one of many resources available in an emergency. Check out the work of the nonprofit Stargazer Foundation in VA, at <a href="http://www.Stargazer.org" rel="nofollow">www.Stargazer.org</a>. There you will find an entire suite of Web tools for emergency preparation AND response. It's free and built on an IBM Websphere platform. The services have been used successfully by the Red Cross and the Washington D.C. Metro Council of Governments. Also see the Tracker service, that allows form-based communications via PC or Web-enabled device so people can send, receive and track information and other people in an emergency. By the way, text type messaging did not go down during the major disasters...only the voice networks were inaccessible, as noted by Anthony.Bill BurgessThu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:46 -0000