Facebook Introduces Safety Check Feature That Lets You And Friends Quickly Tell Everyone You're Okay After Disaster Strikes Posted by Bertel King, Jr. in Applications, News

Say what you will about Facebook (seriously, go ahead, that's what our comments section is for), there comes a time when the social network fills a role better than anyone else. When bad things happen, a quick status update can inform friends and family of your safety much more quickly than calling everyone individually. The last couple of times a school shooting or freak accident took place near a college campus, I know I turned to Facebook to make sure the students I knew there were okay.                               
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