Boy, didn't we just go through this? I'm having a bad case of
deja vu, here, though I'm sure not as much as the
residents of New Orleans, who are experiencing more flooding.
First
off, we might as well be proactive and get set to help those folks who
are being affected by Rita (as well as continuing to help those hurt
by
Hurricane Katrina) -- please, if you're able:
If
there was any doubt, Hurricane Katrina pretty much proved the value of
blogs (and the Web in general) as a way to spread information in times
of crisis, so we have a pretty good model to
follow.
* Blog Herald has a list of good
Rita resources (blog-based and otherwise); instead
of stealing their list, I'm going to link off to it.
* One of their commenters also shares a Google Maps-based track of Rita (though
they add a disclaimer that for an official track,
folks should go right to the source, which is the National Hurricane
Center.
* Here's the Flickr photo group for "Hurricane
Rita"
* As before, here are some canned searches
on "Hurricane Rita" on some of the more promiment blog search engines
so you can find your own blog content. Here are some of the usual
suspects:
Feedster | Technorati | BlogPulse
In addition,
you can try Truth Laid Bear | Daypop |
Findory | Blogdigger | IceRocket
There
are a lot of blog search engines and lists out there -- the trick is
to
find one that you you feel consistently gives you the results you're
looking for, and use that as a start.
* The
Wall Street Journal, as part of their free
offerings, has a Storm News Tracker, which looks
suspiciously like a blog. (Also free from the WSJ, Walter Mossberg's
Personal Tech column has a feature on ways to keep your gadgets going when
there's no power from the grid.)
* Speaking of power outages, here's a little bit of humor gleaned from Hurricane
Isabel,
which hit the mid-Atlantic in September, 2003 -- it features
lessons learned, including: "I learned what happens when you make fun
of another state's blackout" and "When required, a Lincoln Continental
will float."
* Looking at things a little closer to home, here's the AOL
Journals search results for "Hurricane
Rita."
* Blogger John Scalzi has a roundup of some AOL Journaler's comments on Rita (and of
course, don't forget his latest Weekend Assignment, where he asks which
three nonessential items are essential enough to you that you'd grab
them if you had to evacuate.)
* Also, blogger The Real BigDawg asks and answers
the question "Why Don't We Just Nuke
Hurricanes?"
* On the Citizen Journalism front, here is
AOL News' latest photoblog for Rita
* Also from AOL News: if you want to help shape their news coverage, check out the
Daily Pulse blog; it's getting a lot of
traffic, especially in the comments
section.
Finally
for right now, if you have your own Rita (or Katrina) blog resources
or
entries and you'd like to share, please leave a comment with a link
below.
Have a great weekend, everybody -- including
those of us
affected by any of this season's hurricanes. We're with you. Thanks.
--
Joe
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4 comments:
i like your attitude you want to help and not critize and feeling for your fellow man. it is a good thing to see. finally some human decency out there! i have gotten on other posters and alot of negative , nasty and down right hatefulness, talk about the people of new orleans and other people posting their comments were attacked! not nice people at all. it is good to see that we still have some kindness and concern for our fellow mankind left out there! thanks you have restored my faith in mankind. i thought i was in the twilight zone, trying to find people who were nice and concerned for their fellow man was a real freaking hard thing to find on that poster. thanks again, and may god bless you for your kindness.
Here in central Florida we keep a close eye on hurricanes, and I report on them in my blog: http://journals.aol.com/pagadan/JoysJournal/ It hasn't been as bad here as last year, though we still have tarps and damage from Charley, Frances, and Jeanne. It's getting harder and harder for everyone to keep up... Thanks to the Red Cross and other organizations, the churches, and all the volunteers!
There are obviously all kinds of people...but very few are goodhearted and good natured...This saddens me. Everywhere I turn I see something else about these disasters that have struck our nation. Now, there is so much to be done, and no initiative to do so....I have so little and I wish I could do more for these disaster victims...My prayers are with the People that have been affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita...I also have my own blog where a posted a few more things...all of course are welcome...journals.aol.com/vivigurl/whatithinkmatters...God Bless.
We have a new CD out ,the title is Always Time To Love, and it can be found on CDBaby.com and all the sales are going to the Red Cross for the next three months. There is also a lot of other singers who are doing the same thing on that site so if you want to help this is a great value for all.
Soozvocals.com Thank everyone for your help and bless those in need.
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