Prepare for Berkeley’s next earthquake – set up Facebook & Twitter accounts for redundant means of communications

I recommend everyone set up Twitter and Facebook accounts as redundant means of communications.

We were watching TV Thursday night when a late-breaking news alert about  Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami popped onto the iPad … pretty sure the news alert came from via Twitter Account.  We found out about the event moments after it happened.

Both Twitter and Facebook let you connect with lots of friends who can connect with their friends, so you can send out a Twitter Tweet or Facebook Post to let them know you’re safe.

Land line, cell phone, internet access might all go down at the same time, but having several means of communication increases the probability of being able to communicate with the outside world.

And if you’re looking for a way to use up lots of time … Twitter and Facebook will let you do that too.

http://twitter.com

http://www.facebook.com

Ira

P.S.

Here are some of our accounts for you to like or befriend.  When you post your friend request, let me know how you came across this post or our web site

Berkeley Pages

http://www.facebook.com/365Berkeley

http://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyCalifornia

Personal Account

http://www.facebook.com/serkes

Twitter

http://twitter.com/serkes