Social Media Tools that Save Lives

You’ve probably heard or read about the tragic typhoon incident that happened in the Philippines’ capital last weekend. The typhoon caused heavy rainfall sending floods all over Manila and leaving almost 500,000 families homeless and at least around 150 people dead. The fatality could have been more if not for the barrage of information, call for help and communication brigade done by Filipinos through the help of social media tools.Five prominent social media tools were heavily used during the height of the event either to call for rescue, situation advisory, donations and simply to update on what has been going on, especially since electricity was immediately cut-off.