Today we got a message in about using twitter in the homeland security field. It is another great use for twitter and in an emergency when phone lines are down should prove an excellent tool. We hope that emergency never comes, but if it does...

"I'm a homeland security strategist with a reputation for innovative
strategies to empower the general public through creative use of the
personal communication devices (ie cell phones) and apps (i.e. Twitter)
that we use every day and will use in a disaster whether or not officials
want us to.

As part of my "21st-century disaster tips you WON'T hear from officials"
series on YouTube, I've just posted perhaps the most important one of all:
http://tinyurl.com/2v5las -- about using Twitter messages, which WILL get
through because they're text and use so little bandwidth, vs. voice calls,
which only frustrate you because you won't get through, while crashing the
networks. 

W. David Stephenson
"The Homeland Security 2.0" blog: http://stephensonstrategies.com "

A great use for twitter David!