Tag: EMERGENCY

It's not uncommon for panic-stricken users to head to Google to search for emergency service information -- and that's precisely the reason for a new feature being integrated into Google's mobile Web version. Built on the same code that powers Google's targeted mobile ads, the new feature provides click-to-call functionality when a user appears to be searching for information for dealing with a ...

When a crisis happens, the last thing you want to be doing is scrambling around for the correct phone number, or what to do before the emergency services arrive. Google's on the case, as they've launched an initiative to help you find emergency details in 13 more countries around the world. By implementing a combination of special search results for keywords such as 'poison control' and ...

Google doesn't often rig search results, but they're making an exception when it comes to suicide. Search results for terms that indicate someone may be at risk of taking his or her own life now include the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, prominently displayed above other results and at a larger size than ads. So far, the list of search terms that pop up the suicide ...

When the iPhone app store first launched, a few types of apps multiplied to the point where it became a joke. Who needs another tip calculator? Another fart app? Another stupid flashlight? Well, Safety Light is more than just a white screen at maximum brightness. it takes the concept of the iPhone flashlight to a whole new level. I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise, considering that the ...

If you have a decent social network but still haven't jumped onto the Twitter bandwagon yet, here's another reason to get on: when you find yourself arrested in a foreign country that may not offer you contact with the outside world, send a tweet out before you get taken down. Like James Karl Buck, who tweeted himself out of jail in Egypt. After getting arrested for taking photos of a ...