Google sets up 'Find a Person' site for Christchurch
Google has set up a site to get information about missing Christchurch people to concerned relatives and friends.
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Google has set up a website to help get information out about missing victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
The site allows people to search for a missing person or post any information they have about someone from Christchurch.
In this way people are sharing information and getting the word out about who is safe. Users are able to post where the person lived in Christchurch, a description and a photo, and what their current status is. Users can also post where the person was last seen and any messages they wish to leave.
Some profiles just contain the line "Someone has received information that this person is alive." The website has gone viral on Twitter with tweets every few seconds mentioning the site, and asking for it to be retweeted.
NBR Staff
Tue, 22 Feb 2011
Tue, 22 Feb 2011
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Google sets up 'Find a Person' site for Christchurch
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