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Facebook Tests 'Safe' User Tag For Disasters

Posted by timothy on from the or-you-could-post-a-comment-on-slashdot dept.

aesoteric writes "Facebook has embarked on a nationwide test of a new disaster message board for users across Japan. The feature allows users to mark themselves as being 'safe' in the event of a disaster. Doing so introduces a 'safe' insignia next to their name on their profile. The Facebook announcement appeared to be geoblocked."

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  1. Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like in the middle of a disaster people are going to start posting to facebook. Oh wait..

  2. New Orleans by vlm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lets try to file a bug report using New Orleans as an example in haiku format in honor of this being rolled out first in Japan...

    Hurricane passes overhead
    District Nine clicks Safe
    Levees collapse; all drown; Whoops;

    haiku formatted bug reports are superior to free text, although I'm guessing I shouldn't quit my day job and become a professional poet...

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