Electricity in the country is unreliable even during normal times, and there were reports of extensive power outages throughout Kathmandu in the hours after the quake.īut for those who can and do use Facebook, Safety Check's existence could offer an easy way for people to tell their friends and family that they're okay. Smartphone penetration in the country-one of Asia's poorest-is low, and six Nepalese out of seven are not registered on the social network. Saturday's earthquake in Nepal, however, revealed some of the limits to Safety Check. "During that crisis we saw how people used technology and social media to stay connected with those they cared about," Facebook wrote when introducing the service. The idea for Safety Check emerged after a devastating tsunami struck Japan in 2011. Those who choose "safe" generate a notification to their friends and followers, who can track how many of their friends were affected. You should see a list of friends who have already marked themselves safe and a list of friends who have not yet marked themselves safe.
Users then receive a notification asking to confirm that they're safe or to say that they weren't in the affected area. If you have friends in the area of a natural disaster and the tool has been activated, you will receive a notification about those friends that have marked themselves as safe. When questioned about whether Perry would be continuing this vague “friendship” with fellow Outbacker alum, Perry commented, “Josh Duvall might be safe in San Antonio but he’s about to feel the sting of my de-friending like a tsunami coming from the windy city.When activated, Safety Check locates Facebook users near a disaster site through the city they list on their profile, or from where they last used the Internet. If you’re safe, you can select I’m Safe and a notification and News Feed story will be generated with your update. “If someone was concerned, they could just check and see if he had posted something about it…seems like kind of an attention grab.” 'In the last 24 hours, since we activated Safety Check: 4.1 million people marked themselves safe using the tool and 360 million people were notified that their friends were safe,' a Facebook. Sources close to Duvall also express confusion surrounding his need to declare safety at all. I remember him being kind of a dick to my uncle on one of my statuses, to be honest.” I mean…I’m not like unhappy that he’s safe, but I’m not filled with joy either. Or wanted to? I don’t think that I could even place his voice. “I think that I bought weed from his brother? Yeah. Duvall had Perry had crossed paths briefly during Perry’s 6 month stint as a server at Outback Steakhouse – a National eatery known best for it’s casual dining experience and the Americas most caloric food item, the legendary Bloomin Onion.ĭetails of both the devastating national tragedy and any justification for this lingering online connection with Duvall were both unclear at the time of the notification. More shocking was the realization that Perry was still facebook friends with Josh Duvall at all. Upon closer inspection, Perry discovered that Josh Duvall had been “marked safe” on facebook in the recent fatal tragedy in San Antonio. No doubt a harrowing, unfamiliar experience in a predictable electronic world. But I would still spend couple of hours per day on scrolling the Facebook, sending messages on Whatsapp, checking up Insta. “I thought maybe it was an Amber Alert,” remarked Perry in the moment. Chicago, IL -Local social media user, Kyle Perry, known to his twitter followers as had just finished his commute when an unusual notification sound bellowed from his smart phone.
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