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Post Sept. 11, it was nearly impossible to get in touch with loved ones. With the immediate cell phone towers destroyed in the attacks them selves (and cripplin
by elliottcarlson 16y ago
Post Sept. 11, it was nearly impossible to get in touch with loved ones. With the immediate cell phone towers destroyed in the attacks them selves (and crippling the infrastructure as well as a lot of it was in tower 7); the remaining cellular network was under extreme load from people attempting to reach out to their family and friends. I was unable to contact my family to let them know I was OK for up to 6 hours after the incident happened.
A site like this serves a great purpose when a large tragedy occurs - the infrastructure for things such as internet and communications can easily be compromised when a large scale earthquake or terrorist attack happens - or when large numbers of people simply can not update their status to the world if they are safe or not...
- olalonde 16y agoUh? If "the infrastructure for things such as internet and communications can easily be compromised" why would you be able to access this particular website more than Gmail or Facebook?
- elliottcarlson 16y agoIt's meant more as a service to people looking for their loved ones. For weeks after 9/11 people were posting "lost" posters attempting to find their family and friends in the hopes that they were still alive. Services were made that allowed people to see if names were on the list of confirmed deceased etc. The bottom line is that this kind of site allows people to quickly get information in a consolidated place - the information could be coming from rescue workers, or volunteers - and they may not have the access or the time to find someones Facebook to post a friendly message to the family.