Tech and social media news
In light of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake that ripped through the country of Turkey, bringing with it complete carnage, a rising death toll of which could be 1,000 with many left homeless, its been asked whether enough had and is being done for victims. Here at OSM, we have spoken about how … [Read more...]
The San Francisco earthquake that shock the Bay Area only a few hours ago has also rocked social media websites, including Twitter and Facebook. The quake measured 3.9.This article has compared the 2011 San Francisco earthquake to another 22-years ago, which apparently took place almost exactly … [Read more...]
From time to time, here at OSM we bring you news about the use of social media and how it can affect everyone of us. Whether its an organisation trying to promote a brand with the use of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook or even YouTube, or you the user, accessing the information, … [Read more...]
Since the recent devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 we’ve been telling you about some of the response from the social media and tech spheres and just some of our posts have been about AT&T offering free calls to Japan, Apple’s Steve Jobs sending an e-mail offering his … [Read more...]
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan has shown the best and the worst of people. Following the terrible tragedy with numerous loss of life we told about how some internet fraudsters were taking advantage by setting up bogus donation sites, but we have also shown how people have come together in this … [Read more...]
Since the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan this week we’ve been bringing you social media news about the situation, such as how Facebook Causes is helping out and also how tweets from Tokyo just after the quake hit, reached a record 1,200 per minute. Now we have news of how … [Read more...]
Since the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami hit the North East coast of Japan on Friday, the news understandingly has been rife on the internet with every TV channel, radio station and so on giving us updates on the plight of the Japanese people. We brought you news when the disaster first hit reporting … [Read more...]
Since the terrible earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan last week, here at OSM we’ve been reporting on various social media and tech news to do with the disaster. It often becomes evident how people come together to help at times of crisis and this time’s it’s giant phone carrier, AT&T … [Read more...]
Whilst the rest of the world still looks on in disbelief over Friday's earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan's North East coast, and of the huge loss of human life, there have been rumors to hit social networking sites such as Twitter. … [Read more...]
The devastating earthquake and consequent tsunami in Japan has caused worldwide concern as sadly, the death toll increasingly rises. We told previously how many celebrities had turned to Twitter to offer condolences and thoughts and now more attention is being focused on how we can help the people … [Read more...]
As the rest of the world still looks on in horror with recent events in Japan, one celebrity amongst others is getting involved in an effort to raise much needed funds. The earthquake and tsunami that ripped through the North East coast of Japan early hours Friday GMT, has left not only destruction … [Read more...]
Today we have seen the tragic events unfolding in Japan as first a massive earthquake hit the region, followed by a deadly tsunami. Earlier today we told how people in the country reached out through Twitter as many phones were down, with Tweets reaching a rate of 1,200 per minute. Celebrities are … [Read more...]
Social networking site Twitter as we know acts as a fantastic lifeline between users, be it for sending messages (tweets) between one another or sourcing information. This has been even more apparent in the last few hours when a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the North East coast … [Read more...]
Here at OSM we’ve often reported on how social media comes into its own at times of crisis and emergency, such as the Chile earthquake last year, the Boulder Colorado wildfires and also the New Zealand earthquake in Christchurch that struck last September. Another powerful earthquake has now … [Read more...]
Social media seems to have more and more of a part to play at times of crisis as it’s an easy way to spread the word about what’s happening with a situation and giving out information when the usual options have been made difficult. We’ve heard before of its use after an earthquake and also … [Read more...]
Yesterday there was a Tsunami alert put in place following the 7.5 magnitude Vanuatu Earthquake. In the video below you can see a news report detailing the quake and the fears that a mini-tsunami could be generated, and while looking at twitter to get the most updated news, a Tsunami did form. … [Read more...]
An earthquake with a 3.6-magnitude has hit near Gaithersburg, Maryland this morning, which is 20 miles northwest of Washington. It is reported that this is the largest in the region since 1974 with over 5,000 residents of Maryland saying that they felt the shake. … [Read more...]
You will all have heard by now of the 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit southern California yesterday and if there’s one thing guaranteed to get a reaction out of people, it’s an earthquake. Also of course southern California is full of famous actors, writers, performers and TV presenters and … [Read more...]
While some people may not like the concept of social networking, others believe it is a godsend. This is especially so when things like earthquakes occur. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter come in really handy during earthquakes, to let your friends and family know you’re OK. … [Read more...]
We recently reported that Twitter was being used to share comments and images of the damage caused by the earthquake that hit California and Mexico. We have just learned that a meditation guru has turned to the micro-blogging site to apologize for causing the 7.2-magnitude earthquake. … [Read more...]
An earthquake with a magnitude-7.2 has hit Baja California, and could be felt from San Diego to Mexicali to Phoenix. As you would expect some damage was done – but not as much as bad as it had been feared. Thankfully early reports suggest that casualties were low. … [Read more...]
According to reports from Associated Press, an earthquake measuring 6.2-magnitude has recently struck just west of Manila in the Philippines. This is just the latest temblor in what appears to be a particularly earthquake heavy few months for the world. … [Read more...]
When the earthquake struck the Caribbean island of Haiti back in January, the social networking site Twitter came in really handy. Many people took to Twitter to search for messages from loved ones, while others used it to post photos that showed the devastation. … [Read more...]
