Microsoft activated its disaster response protocol to monitor the situation in Japan and other areas on tsunami warning alert, and offer support as appropriate. See the full article at Community Involvement: Disaster Response – Corporate Citizenship.
If you have a Twitter account, you can help support Japan. Just Retweet: Twitter and Bing will donate $1 up to $100K.
Google setup their Person Finder yesterday for people looking for friends and family if they can't get in contact. Seems to be working for quite a few people, with people leaving messages on saying they're okay/alive for people who might be searching for them to see.
And that whirlpool that formed was insane. I didn't even think they existed
Anyone in the UK can donate via The Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal (details at site)
Japan Tsunami Appeal | British Red Cross
Donated a small amount through Red Cross Finland Disaster Relief Fund. Praying, wishing all the best for Japan and people there.
Kari
It's certainly been a crazy year so far for natural disasters.
Its devastating when nature lets loose
I hear about it on Friday morning (U.S.). There are only two of us that work on Fridays, and I think we spend at least half the day listening to the radio and watching news on our phones. Terrible....I just can't imagine....
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