Archive for September, 2005

Ad-hoc Group of Tech Savy Citizens Seem to Have More on the Ball Than the Professional Emergency Responders

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Amazing but true. An ad hoc group has assembled using Blogs, streaming media, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to communicate, track and assist with the support and evacuation of those impacted by the hurricane on the gulf coast.
A Wiki has been formed by the group to coordinate activities and resources [...]

Surviving and Reporting from New Orleans

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

An informative blog from someone who is keeping a major Internet hub up and running in the middle of the disaster zone in New Orleans. He’s got a webcam, and IRC chat channels running for up to the minute info.
disaster area, hurricane katrina, new orleans


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