Tsunami relief highlights Web efforts
Tech companies and online donors help out with disaster recovery, but a Red Cross pitch falls flat.
Tech companies and online donors help out with disaster recovery, but a Red Cross pitch falls flat.
January 7, 2005
January 7, 2005
January 7, 2005
January 5, 2005
January 5, 2005
The New York Times
January 5, 2005
January 4, 2005
January 3, 2005
January 3, 2005
The New York Times
January 3, 2005
January 2, 2005 previous coverage
December 30, 2004
December 29, 2004
December 28, 2004
December 27, 2004
December 27, 2004
Tsunami separates Overstock.com, Red Cross
Red Cross declines to let its logo be used as part of a disaster relief promotion on Overstock.com's auction site.January 7, 2005
Web photos capture tsunami's impact
Digital cameras and Web technology allow people to quickly share images of the devastation around the world.January 7, 2005
Photos: Tsunami's devastating force
Images capture the turmoil of huge waves racing ashore--and the aftermath.January 7, 2005
Tsunami survivors turn to blogs for news, help
One Indian blog reports over 1 million hits as readers look for information on victims and how to aid devastated areas.January 5, 2005
Online scams emerge in tsunami's wake
Scam artists are posing as victims on the Net in a bid to divert some of the millions of dollars flowing to relief efforts.January 5, 2005
To those seeking help, computer is a lifeline
Thousands of people have turned to the Internet to search for friends and family members lost in the tsunami disaster.The New York Times
January 5, 2005
Police probe nixes teen's tsunami effort
Misguided request for donations was made in "good faith," police say. Still, security firms are watching for phishing schemes.January 4, 2005
Tech community rallies to raise money
High-tech companies, workers and Web surfers are coming forward to raise millions for the relief effort.January 3, 2005
Tsunami 'wave rat' had best intentions, mother says
Student who offered the domain "tsunamirelief.com" for $50,000 on eBay was supposedly only trying to raise money for relief efforts.January 3, 2005
Myths run wild in blog debate
As people gathered online to discuss the horror of the South Asian tsunami, some bloggers said it had to be the government's fault.The New York Times
January 3, 2005
Man arrested in tsunami death e-mail hoax
Arrest comes after relatives of people missing since the Asian tsunami were told the missing had been confirmed dead.January 2, 2005 previous coverage
Web firms pitch in for tsunami relief
Online companies lend bandwidth to efforts to help out in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami.December 30, 2004
'Simpsons' Web page helps survivor search
Italian schoolboy devotes site to helping disaster survivors locate each other.December 29, 2004
Aid agencies seeking help for Asia
Organizations struggle to cope with scale of tsunami disaster and hope for a boost in online donations to help finance relief efforts.December 28, 2004
Asia tsunami warning system feasible
Major obstacles are not money and technology, but poverty and political, experts and officials say.December 27, 2004
USGS: Warnings could have saved thousands
update U.S. officials tried to warn countries that the deadly wall of water was coming, but no official system is in place.December 27, 2004