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Posted by Jon Lebkowsky on WorldChanging: .

Could SMS be used effectively to send alerts about impending disasters and coordinate disaster relief after the fact? Some of the people behind the SEA-EAT /Earthquake and Tsunami Blog though so, especially given the effective use of SMS in the region by people like Morquendi. A system's already being built – you can see incoming messages here. For testing purposes, they're asking people to send messages to +44 7890 716 820. "While testing, it would be great if they could mention which cell phone service they are using. People sending messages from Sri Lanka will have their messages posted directly. People posting from other countries will have to prefix the message with ARC." [Link to post at SEA-EAT Blog] | [Link to more information about ARC]

Wherever we can be more creative about our use of technology in serving the community, the better.