Mexico Plans Earthquake Alerts Via Twitter, Facebook and Texting
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says he hopes to have the social media alert system working by September 19, 2011. The date is significant to the anniversary of the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in 1985 that killed as many as 10,000 people. Ebrard said last week that his administration is talking to numerous service providers to put the new alert system in place.
An announcement came from the Mayor of Mexico City that the government plans to send earthquake alerts via text message and through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says he hopes to have the social media alert system working by September 19, 2011. The date is significant to the anniversary of the 8.1 magnitude earthquake in 1985 that killed as many as 10,000 people. Ebrard said last week that his administration is talking to numerous service providers to put the new alert system in place.
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