Comments on: Mobile Giving Campaigns For Chile Earthquake Relief http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2010/02/mobile-giving-campaigns-for-chile-earthquake-relief/ At the crossroads of Media, Culture and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:53:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: mqjeffrey13 http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2010/02/mobile-giving-campaigns-for-chile-earthquake-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-4741 mqjeffrey13 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:07:28 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=4546#comment-4741 I was actually surprised when I realized that Twitter had broken the news of the Chile earthquake before the New York Times' text-ed me about it 15 minutes later. It was very eye-opening... I was actually surprised when I realized that Twitter had broken the news of the Chile earthquake before the New York Times’ text-ed me about it 15 minutes later. It was very eye-opening…

]]> By: Greg Rasa http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2010/02/mobile-giving-campaigns-for-chile-earthquake-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-4740 Greg Rasa Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:57:48 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=4546#comment-4740 Social media were also used as a tool to alert Hawaiians about the tsunami warning following the Chilean quake. (Of course, tweets probably still don't have the bone-chilling effect of those air-raid-type tsunami warning sirens!) ... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011226386_apustsunamisocialnetworking.html Social media were also used as a tool to alert Hawaiians about the tsunami warning following the Chilean quake. (Of course, tweets probably still don’t have the bone-chilling effect of those air-raid-type tsunami warning sirens!) …

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011226386_apustsunamisocialnetworking.html

]]> By: pluyckx http://flipthemedia.com/index.php/2010/02/mobile-giving-campaigns-for-chile-earthquake-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-4739 pluyckx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:56:36 +0000 http://flipthemedia.com/?p=4546#comment-4739 Update: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are providing free text messages for these campaigns. Update: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are providing free text messages for these campaigns.

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