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Tracking the oil spill from your cell

Posted: 06/15/10 by Mobile Future Team

Fifty-seven days in, it seems like we are all constantly checking for the latest updates in the on-going Gulf Oil Spill crisis. With so much news to digest, it’s easy to feel out of the loop on the outcome of the last top-kill maneuver or the latest sound-byte from a Gulf Coast Fisherman. While some of us may be feeling out of touch, mobile-savvy aficionados are staying on top of the spill armed with nothing more than their wireless device.

Several apps have surfaced, providing mobile users with the most recent information regarding the leak including an interactive timeline and historical context from previous spills. For the ad-hoc journalist, users can post their own images of the spill and provide their own reports of “spill related damage”.

If you don’t have time to provide free reporting, you can still help out by making $10 donations to the National Wildlife Fund (NWF) by texting WILDLIFE to 20222.

Chile needs your help

Posted: 03/01/10 by Mobile Future Team

Earlier this year, mobile users donated more than $40 million via text messages to help Haiti's earthquake victims. Now our friends at the Mobile Giving Foundation, who spearheaded the texts-for-Haiti effort, are doing the same for the Chileans. All you need to do is text "Chile" to a five-digit number and you can make a donation of $5 or $10 to Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army or World Vision.

For more information, click here.