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This is the first large scale effort to allow government produced information alerts to reach U.S. mobile phone users. Amber alerts are about missing children. In general, I am very interested in any information access and dissemination methods that engage the public is solving a public problem, be it missing children, crime watch, etc.. On that note, the City of Chicago has a disclaimer filled system <http://12.17.79.6> on crime statistics (with mapping) that has lead to a more user friendly non-government version using the same data <http://www.chicagocrime.org>. Are others aware of any systems that help citizens fight or better understand crime? E-mail me for a future "wiki" page on the topic: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steven Clift http://dowire.org From: http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=94028 AMBER Alerts Distribution Expands Across Wireless Telephone Networks May 18, 2005 By Corey McKenna Today, several wireless telecommunications companies announced that they are adding capabilities to their networks to support the distribution of AMBER Alerts to cell phones. The move by Alltel, Cingular Wireless, Dobson Communications, Nextel Communications, RCC/Unicel, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless to connect their networks to the AMBER Alert system and give subscribers the option to receive AMBER Alerts as text messages on their phones will enable local law enforcement to reach millions with AMBER Alerts. ... ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift UK Office Hours - 1pm - 11pm - - T: 0870.340.1266 Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org *** Past Messages, to Subscribe: http://dowire.org *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** New RSS XML Feed Available: *** http://www.mail-archive.com/do-wire@lists.umn.edu/maillist.xml
