WhatsApp is testing an email verification feature, offering a solution for users unable to log into their accounts without access to their phone numbers.
relying on technology and social media. here is brian felter with more of that. hey there. yes. as rain continues to fall, this has become a flood emergency in the age of social media. that matters because local residents are using their phones, using facebook and twitter to call for help. we have seen hundreds of cases on sunday of people trying to tweet to local authorities or post on facebook to their local lawmakers. listing where they are located, their o phone number and what their condition is. asking for boats or helicopters to come in and rescue them. i ve not seen this on this scale in the united states before. we have seen other country where social media played a vital role in rescue efforts. if you think back 12 years ago last time a major hurricane made land fall on the united states. facebook was brand-new and twitter didn t exist yet at all.