As the Web site to help Japan météorologiques storm-région

'' That information and communication are important resources. We think it is fair to say that, in the area of disaster, technology can help save lives. "

As well as rely on the public and aid agencies to provide information, Google.org was promoted temporary shelter of Japan to help. On the wall, every shelter is a poster listing details his personal guests. Using software Reconnaissance Optique character, Google.org has been able to convert mobile phones being posters for text data to people Finder téléchargement for Japan.

History of the site, as were most of the rest are first presented. Between Google's own working, Kei Kawai, a Director of senior products in Silicon Valley at its headquarters the company, his father father, living in one of the towns on the coast at present by the tsunami.

The service is not flawless, however. Family, Brian Hickebottom, a Professor of British-based media of the coastal town of Sendai, was afflicted by a "sick" message on his page and he was named as missing in newspapers. '' Lucas a "the Prophet said, '' I received information that that person is dead."

Mr. Hickebottom later by is in South Wales to confirm he was safe, shelter in school with his wife and daughters Japanese.

'' That's the real frustration for us because the have to rely on people to provide correct information, '' said Mr Yood.

Néanmoins, Google.org not intend to verify the post they are the future of Finder like without being forced to log in utilisateurs, because the purpose is to gather information and to distribute as possible. He is in on the utilisateurs report messages by you is correct.

Yes, Google.org here codage effort on Friday would have to take if compté was Japan's Internet infrastructure doesn't stand up to the disaster.

A oft répétée faux on the Internet, from a study on voice to SERVE Corporation for the U.S. military in 1964, he had to withstand a nuclear war.

Not an invulnerability apocalyptique was ever by créateurs of the ARPANET, the direct forebear of the Internet, but they aimed to build a network of network has a flexible whole even though failed in that part. The success of the project means the Japanese connexions have is better than tied with mobile phones conséquences de lignes in the earthquake.

In infrastructure, the great Japan fibre optique câbles and great offering routeurs who went to traffic data to two millions of individual-the lignes had virtually no, according to VENU, an organisation that coordonnées technical development of the Internet. He took two percent less we autour de URL in Japanese after the earthquake, but noted that "change of this magnitude are very normal on the Internet."

'' This Observation, referred to by no earthquake On Internet operations not [and] serves to in flexibility of the Internet. "

Flexibility was built on the Internet meant during the lignes regions were hit by the tsunami can do some, national network, by the way, there is damage to some 20 minor source-marin who câbles link Japanese network for the rest of the worldbut traffic was able to take alternative routes.

And while other mobile phone and lignes was Joe by those who want to contact loved ones, Internet traffic, including VoIP services like Skype, hold water.

Facebook, far dominant social network, quickly became the first resort for many to contact at all. Displaced people, for example, could log both sides and tell all her friends and relatives safe with one condition update, without need to remember dozens of email address. On 10 March on the first day of the crisis were numbered Facebook ready to image 4. 5 million, said "Japan," earthquake "or" tsunami. "

Zynga, is a social network games developing FarmVille, best known for, using reach a on Facebook to raise money for earthquake Japan Tsunami emergency rescue funds of the child. Special charity "marchandises virtuel" have is on offer to players since Friday night, and referred to more than $ 1 m 36 area.

And not only the public and charities who took advantage of the Mass communication abilities of the Web site in response to the earthquake and tsunami. International Atomic Energy Agency, apparently aware of how désinformation can be spread in validation, began his official briefings on the crisis without stopping in Fukushima nuclear reyakte on YouTube and Facebook, and Twitter, on the regular.

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