YouTube has launched a video version of Google’s Person Finder to help people find loved ones who have been affected by the recent earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis in Japan.
Since the earthquake, Japanese television station TBS has been going to disaster relief shelters and recording victims’ messages for their families and …
The rumor started spreading around Twitter early this morning: geiger counters are now sold out in Paris, it said. But is it true?
Yes, it is. According to one manufacturer based in the French capital, panic buying has swamped suppliers not just there, but worldwide, since the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear alert in …
It’s modern public relations 101: When you want to humanize your negative publicity, create a Twitter account. But while that kind of thing worked wonders for Charlie Sheen, it’s unlikely that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. – the owners of the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant that has been threatening to meltdown since last week’s …
The U.S. military personnel will be getting a dose on what it feels like to be in China, but not for entirely the same reasons. They’ve blocked 13 websites, including YouTube, to free up bandwidth for the Japan recovery effort.
The sites most proven to suck up bandwidth have been excluded from staff, and not because of their …
As Japan struggles to cope with the ongoing tragedies engendered by earthquakes, tsunamis and faltering nuclear power plants, Apple has announced that it will postpone the launch of the iPad 2 in the tech-savvy country.
The tablet, which launched on Friday in the U.S., was scheduled to debut in Japan on March 25. But Apple spokeswoman …
Tech companies are doing their bit to help people affected by the disaster in Japan.
AT&T today announced free international long distance calls from the US or Puerto Rico to Japan, from now until the end of the month. This offer is for wireless postpaid customers. All wireless numbers also get free text messages to Japan too.
If …
The ongoing earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan’s eastern regions have video games companies temporarily shuttering online game servers and delaying imminent releases.
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix said it would shut down online roleplaying games Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI, as well as its PlayOnline service, to help …
Japanese manufacturers of consumer electronics are closing down factories in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami, Bloomberg reports.
Sony has stopped operations at 10 factories, and announced donations of cash and emergency supplies.
Toyota’s 12 plants are all closed until Wednesday at the earliest, with further
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Japan’s Friday earthquake estimated death toll is in the thousands; and while the story can be told in words, nothing can describe the videos and photos that have followed. ABC News in Australia has pooled together some interactive Google Earth aerial satellite images surveying the before and after photos of the chaos on the …
Given the prevalence of advanced mobile devices in Japan, there’s been no shortage of citizen-broadcast videos and imagery from the recent earthquake. Here are some of the better places to follow along online.
VIDEOS
YouTube’s CitizenTube channel has established a playlist of videos related to the disaster, with footage rolling in …
Shortly after the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami hit northeastern Japan, Google set up a “Person Finder” website that people can use to find someone who may be missing in the area or to report someone who’s been found in the area.
Google set up similar sites after the Christchurch, Haiti, and Chile earthquakes as …
The web watched in horror as this morning’s earthquake struck northern Japan, and tsunami waves quickly swept across it.
The news spread rapidly across Twitter, and home-made (sometimes terrifying) videos were posted online within minutes.
The video above shows an ordinary family fleeing their home and waiting in the street while …
