3700 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/facebook-now-lets-you-give-help-to-others-during-emergencies/article/485504By James Walker 14 hours ago in Technology Facebook has expanded its Safety Check crisis relief feature to let unaffected people contribute aid to the community. Safety Check can now be used to ask for and offer help, whether it's physical support or important resources that should be shared. Facebook launched Safety Check in 2014.Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:35:00 +0100digitaljournal-a055e58a548b20359d6c035dcf80a13920170210103500http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-adds-tools-for-finding-help-to-safety-check-feature-20170210-gua52v.htmlBecome a WA Today member today. Create your account now! Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Facebook's users often connect on the social network to seek relief and provide support during times of crisis.Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:46:00 +0100watoday-47de81c8bebfde97b74eaef02870431d20170210054600http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-adds-tools-for-finding-help-to-safety-check-feature-20170210-gua52v.htmlBecome a The Age member today. Create your account now! Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Facebook's users often connect on the social network to seek relief and provide support during times of crisis.Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:32:00 +0100theage-d5ebae1f11420cf8d21e88328ebab7ae20170210043200http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-adds-tools-for-finding-help-to-safety-check-feature-20170210-gua52v.htmlJoin today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Become a SMH member today! Create account now! Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment,....Fri, 10 Feb 2017 04:28:00 +0100smh-d5ebae1f11420cf8d21e88328ebab7ae20170210042800