Technomaly » disaster http://www.technomaly.com technology anomalies Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:25:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Twitter’s Disaster Specific Hashtags http://www.technomaly.com/2010/01/19/twitters-disaster-specific-hashtags/ http://www.technomaly.com/2010/01/19/twitters-disaster-specific-hashtags/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:50:55 +0000 Asterios Kokkinos http://www.technomaly.com/?p=2236
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    • ]]>     Groups of computer enthusiasts have teamed up with Project EPIC to standardize emergency communication. It’s pretty ingenious – these hashtags can be read by Google Maps, creating a realtime map of where people need help or supplies are. Here are just some of the hashtags in play.

    • #need [explain the needs using the appropriate keywords below]
    • #offering or #offer or #have [explain what you have using appropriate keywords below]
    • #imok [name]
    • #ruok [name]
    • #trapped [name]
    • #injured [name]
    • #open [write what is open, a road? a hospital? a store?]
    • #closed [write what is closed? a road? a shelter?]

    What follows are actual Tweets that have been sent from Haiti over the past week. This is all pretty incredible stuff:

    EXAMPLE 1: #haiti #imok John Doe #loc Mirebalais Shelter #status minor injuries

    EXAMPLE 2: #haiti #need transport #loc Jacmel #num 10 #info medical volunteers looking for big boat to transport to PAP

    EXAMPLE 3: #haiti #need translator from Creole to English #contact @pierrecote
    EXAMPLE 4: #haiti #ruok Raymonde Lafrotune #loc Delmas 3, Rue Menelas #

    EXAMPLE 5: #haiti #offer volunteers and translators #loc Florida #contact @FranceGlobal

    EXAMPLE 6: #haiti #offering Doctors w/o Borders has inflatable hospital w/2 operating rms #num 100 beds #loc near PaP airport #src http://bit.ly/6NAfXg

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