via: Om Malik
Solving the problem of connecting displaced individuals via a simple voicemail scheme is something Dan Schoeffler has brainstormed and implemented. He calls it Contact Loved Ones.
For example, Jane is looking for her missing father. She calls CLO’s toll-free number and enters his usual telephone number. She can then leave a voice message for him or listen to messages from him. When her father calls the toll-free number, he enters his own phone number. He can then leave a message for other callers to hear saying he is safe and how he can be contacted or he can listen to messages left for him.
Someone should step up to the plate and underwrite this project pronto, here’s Dan’s contact details. I believe Dan’s work will ease a lot of suffering for Katrina evacuees, and in future be a great asset in other emergencies.
