One amazing thing about Web 2.0 is how it can bring people together in the wake of tragedy. Today, just minutes after a deadly tornado hit an Oklahoma City suburb, social-media sites were flooded with videos and images from the scene. Meanwhile, #PrayForOklahoma became the top trending topic on Twitter, and Google Crisis Response posted an interactive map with helpful information for residents of the area. Take a look:
Figure 1. This interactive map, retrieved from http://google.org/crisismap/2013-oklahoma-tornado, provides helpful information for survivors of today's tornado in Moore, Okla. (Google Crisis Response, 2013). Click the "Layers" tab at the top of the map for more information.
Tweets about "#prayforoklahoma"
Figure 2. This Twitter widget shows top tweets with the hashtag #PrayForOklahoma (Twitter, 2013).
Powerful stuff. Let's keep the people of Oklahoma in our thoughts.
References
Google Crisis Response. (2013, May 20). Moore, Oklahoma tornado. Retrieved from http://google.org/crisismap/2013-oklahoma-tornado
Twitter. (2013, May 20). #PrayForOklahoma. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/search?q=%23prayforoklahoma
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