I’d like to introduce you guys to someone: Ike Pigott. He’s a local blogger that I ran across on Twitter some time ago. I’ve been following his blog, Occam’s RazR, for a while now. He works for Red Cross and has an extensive background in communications.
He’s recently set himself upon a personal quest to utilize the online tools and social media for disaster relief and aid. He’s created the Red Cross Online Disaster Portal and opened the Red Cross Twitter Channel.
The idea is that people in evacuation zones could “follow” the Red Cross Twitter feed from their cell phones, and find out about shelter locations and service delivery sites.
I think it’s a great idea, and I’m personally excited to be able to see first-hand the mediums that we have available to us today being put to use for such a great cause. This will be especially handy for us locally with hurricane season coming up, as well as tornado season!
If you are interested in helping out or would like more information, please contact Ike. I’m sure that he’d love to hear from you and could use any and all help sent his way! :grin:
Nicki
Cross-posting to BYKYC. :D
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I’d like to introduce someone: Ike Pigott. He’s a local blogger that I ran across on Twitter some time ago. I’ve been following his blog, Occam’s RazR, for a while now. He works for Red Cross and has an extensive background in co…
Snoskred
Hi, it’s Snoskred here. I’ve recently become a blogging chick and have set myself a challenge to comment on as many Blogging Chick blogs as I can. So that’s why I’m here. ;)
This sounds really useful, I’m going to check out his blog. ;) Gorgeous red hair, by the way ;) and I love your template.
You’re in the US, you might want to join the US Blogs Community on Bumpzee. I’ve really found some great new blogs from it (and the Australian version of it) and am enjoying it. ;) http://www.bumpzee.com/us-blogs/
Snoskred
http://snoskred.blogspot.com/
Nicki
Thank you. :) I’ll check it out!
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