Twitter Alerts: Get Important and Accurate Information During Emergencies and Natural Disasters

Summary: <div>In this podcast, AnonyMouse takes a look at Twitter Alerts, a new feature recently launched by Twitter that aims to help people get important and accurate information during emergencies, natural disasters or when other communications services aren’t accessible.</div> <div> </div> <div>If you sign up to receive an account’s Twitter Alerts, you will receive a notification directly to your phone whenever that account marks a Tweet as an alert. Notifications are delivered via SMS, and if you use Twitter for iPhone, you’ll also receive a push notification.</div> <div> </div> <div>Currently, a number of organizations in the U.S., Japan and Korea can send Alerts. A list of participating organizations can be found at: <a href="https://about.twitter.com/alerts/participating-organizations" target="_parent">https://about.twitter.com/alerts/participating-organizations</a> </div>