Tsunami coverage & support

Twazzup real-time Twitter search for tsunami coverage

Friday the strongest quake to hit Japan triggered a major tsunami impacting much of the Pacific Rim. Here’s a rundown of services to help you locate people, and innovative media coverage.

Google Person Finder

Youtube’s CitizenTube Coverage

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Twazzup real-time Twitter search for tsunami coverage

Other ways to give

What you can see is that social media is empowering humanitarian relief efforts, organizing citizens, and playing a major part in communication globally. I highly recommend International Disaster Relief Network for relief efforts.

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