Twitter
social networking pages complete with an emergency alert feature ,
including notification of the existence of a disaster such as an
earthquake or tsunami .
When
news about the weather or security emergencies , government agencies
and emergency responders can immediately take action on the ground , and
Twitter provide important and timely information to the public ,
Twitter said in its official blog on Wednesday ( Thursday GMT) .
"Today
we launched a Twitter Alerts , a new feature that brings us one step
closer to helping users get important and accurate information during
emergencies , natural disasters or when other communication services are
not accessible , " he said .
A
quick warning that can help organizations or anyone interested in a
rescue program or other action related disasters or security emergencies
.
Emergency
warning will appear on the user's cell phone in the form of messages or
SMS when your account authorities mark the message as " emergency alert
" .
Warning
will appear different from regular Tweets on the main page Twitter user
timeline , which is marked with orange bell icon .
Twitter
Alert program is available both for institutions locally, nationally ,
and internationally that provide critical information to the general
public .
Twitter
gives priority access to the features of the law enforcement , public
rescue agencies , emergency management agencies , local governments and
their agencies, state and regional agencies , public service providers ,
as well as national institutions and civil society organizations .
To
institutions that meet these qualifications can enroll in courses
Twitter Alerts by filling out the form provided by the well-known social
networking .
Now
, according to Twitter , has more than 100 civil society organizations
and government agencies in the United States , Japan , and Korea have
joined the Twitter Alerts .
" We will expand this service to more and more organizations around the world , " the Twitter
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