Is Social Network The New Emergency Call Centre?
Social networks have been known for making friends, connecting to people you have not met for years and sharing content. But it was not well known as a tool to launch emergency rescue missions. However, when it was called upon, it did not disappoint, instead, did a very good job.
Last weekend, a lady was stranded in rural China after been robbed of her valuables. She was unable to call home for help because the location she was in wasn’t equip to make a long distance call. It did not help as hostel were pestering her for payment and she had nothing on but a singlet and cardigan in 13 to 20 degree Celsius weather. Despite the circumstances, she made the best out of it through Facebook.
Call it God’s will or karma, she wrote about her plead on the popular social networking site and someone (Mr Willy Foo) launched a massive rescue mission all the way from Singapore. Soon dozens of rescuers from poured in to help. They made calls to police stations, trawled satellite maps to pinpoint exactly where she was, and even called their friends in China to help. It doesn’t take long before Ms Yeo (the victim) was saved and is now living with a ‘facebook contact.’ Yes, she doesn’t know whom she is living with, all she know is that Facebook literally save her life.
You can read this famous rescue mission played out in Willyfoo.com and some reaction from readers after it was published on Straits Times.
What do you think about this rescue mission. Do you think it will work so well again in future?
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