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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

How Online Marketing Firms Can Evaluate Amber Alert Functionality

By Paula Hess


Amber Alert, for the uninitiated, was designed in 1996 to alert the public of child abduction cases. It has proven itself to be successful, as the name in question has gone on to be linked with Google and Bing. Even though these names has increased the credibility of Amber Alert, the latest bit of news I've come across involves Facebook. Based on this, as well as the benefits of the aforementioned system, it's clear that this will be a story for any and all online marketing firms to focus on.

Along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Facebook will be working in order to send Amber Alerts to users in particular areas. These signals will be distributed based on the locations of users, meaning that abductions which have taken place in Long Island will be made clear to Long Island residents. According to Facebook Security, Trust and Safety Manager Emily Vacher, Facebook will become, "...the world's largest neighborhood watch."

There will also be quite a bit of detail given to these alerts. Some of the points of detail will include - but will not necessarily be limited to - license plate numbers of vehicles and photographs of abducted children. To say that these elements will help to make the tracking down of abducted children easier would be nothing short of an understatement. When everyone has the same degree of know-how, it's easy to see that work will be done with greater ease.

I am of the opinion that a story like this should grab the attention of online marketing companies across the board. Keep in mind that social networking can be done, as information from Amber Alerts should be distributed across every user's friend list. What this will do is raise awareness, which will allow others to see what they can do in order to help any child abduction case. User engagement is strong, as firms like fishbat will tell you, and this is further evidence of such a claim.

Facebook has become involved in some great work with this, and I am sure that it will achieve success in due time. Child abduction cases are nothing short of serious and the fact that they require attention would be nothing short of an understatement. Not only will Amber Alerts be given to residents of particular regions but the idea of sharing cannot be overlooked, either. If this idea of sharing is followed through, it's clear that this story will possess much greater worth.




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