Microsoft Vine, Social Networking Services in the Emergency
After create Kumo search engine, Microsoft is now, on Monday (27 / 4) have made a blow yesterday with the new Vine beta release . Vine is a social networking service that can work like Twitter, but more specifically intended to establish a network with friends and family while in a state of emergency. Vine this beta version Microsoft released in Seattle.
Vine appear as a dashboard on your PC screen, which displays the status of the user contacts the local community. Vine can be used to send warnings or reports, and communicate in a network user via a PC or mobile device. According from The Seattle Times, Microsoft has provided a detail service Vine and screenshots can be found on the website Vine (www.vine.net).
Similar such as Twitter and Facebook, Vine can be used to send instant messages and keep in touch with the contact of a specific user. However, Microsoft makes Vine service when users need information that is required. Vine has a map on the PC screen, including information about the specific location of the user, such as an article of 20,000 be the source of local and national news announced that the legitimate from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
In addition, according to Microsoft, Vine also includes information about the person who became a part of a network user, and give warning when they post the contact or update the status of Facebook. Vine can also send and receive warnings to the group, such as neighbors, friends, and others, who may be contacted if in emergency situations. Microsoft said that the warning can be send as email, text message, or other formats, including via social networks, like Twitter and Facebook. Microsoft added, Vine this beta version will be present for a limited number of users in the month of May in the future.