This has been an exciting week in terms of big news. The DC earthquake managed to shake things up on the East Coast as well as on the Twittersphere; Steve Jobs decided to step down as CEO of Apple; The Yankees rocked three grand slams in one game and now we are all preparing for Hurricane Irene.
Nowadays when natural disasters strike, people tend to turn to social media to find and share information. So the team at Squeaky has created a free tool to help you track what the Twitter community is saying about Irene.
Utilizing the power of hashtags and the Twitter API we’ve created portal to provide people with real-time updates on the storm. So stock up on water, food, other essential supplies and head to irene.squeaky.com for up to the minute information and don’t forget to contribute to the conversation by sharing your photos, links and stories with any of the following hashtags and keywords: #irene warning, #irene help, #irene evacuation, #irene, #hurricane, #hurricaneirene.
From all of us at Squeaky,
Have a happy and safe weekend!
