By Michael Agger
Posted Friday, March 11, 2011, at 11:17 AM ET
When the world is in crisis—as it is after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan—we turn to Google. After the earthquake in Haiti, Google formed a crisis response team that produces tools that anyone can use in a time of calamity. Google's main search page also displayed a tsunami warning. The search engine's Person Finder is also currently live for Japan—you can tell friends and family that you are okay and those searching for someone can post a query. The tool was enormously valuable during the New Zealand earthquake. The Google pages also have emergency numbers and maps of shelters and medical clinics.
http://www.slate.com/id/2287913?wpisrc=newsletter_tis
These things are not just for revolutions! What other apps might be socially valuable?
