Monday, March 14, 2011

Japan's Tragedy: How Technology Can Help

Reports from Japan continue to show the unbelievable devastation from Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Rescue efforts are underway, and it will be some time before this country can pick up the pieces and move on.

There are ways that technology can help. It's easy to send money online to the Red Cross, either by visiting their website, or through various vendors, such as Apple's iTunes, Amazon.com, and American Airlines (where AAdvantage members can earn miles for donating $50 or more), and Unicef, just to name a few.

Google's Crisis Response page provides a "person finder" tool to help locate lost loved ones:


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