Facebook Moves from Social Networking to Social Responsibility
Facebook has recently joined forces with The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the quest to recover missing children. A link to a new Amber Alert page has been created, allowing Facebooks to fan or request Amber Alert. By linking to this page it will allow users to received up to date news, feeds and alerts regarding missing children across the country. Facebook users can then provide tips or information to law enforcement officials to aid in the search for missing children.
Just as users can request or fan an individual, they will now be able to fan the Amber Alert page. The page is packed with information and updates on missing children. Users will be able to give and receive information about the status of the missing children. If used properly this page has great potential to save lives.
The Amber Alert program that was just announced has received positive reviews from everyone involved in its development and use. Facebook officials report being proud of this new program and further remark that the Amber Alert page is their way of aiding users to participate in the protection of children. Additionally, it provides a very useful tool for law enforcement officials to track and recover missing children more quickly with the help of the Facebook community.
The Facebook phenomenon started as simple way to connect with others and has quickly become the one of the most popular and used social networking tools across the globe. With the new Amber Alert page, users move from a place of social networking to a place of social responsibility.
The National Coordinator of the Amber Alert Program, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, officials at Facebook, law enforcement across the country as well as Facebook users have created a joint effort to protect and recover children by using one of the most popular social networking tools available with today’s technology.
According to news reports, everyone involved in the development of the page is hopeful that the Amber Alert page will not only teach young people social responsibility but will provide one more mechanism to recover abducted children by using the power of social networking for the greater good.
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Posted in Social Media News. Tags: Amber alerts, facebook, law enforcement, missing persons, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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