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Twitter on Wednesday directed into action a system for emergency alerts which can help spread critical information when other lines of communication are down. The popular messaging service explained that its Twitter Alerts could be useful in natural disasters otherwise other emergencies when traditional channels may be overburdened or inaccessible.

Twitter product manager Gaby Pena said in a blog post that they know from their users how important it is to be able to receive reliable information during these times. Furthermore, Pena added that Twitter Alerts is a new way to get accurate and important information when you need it most. Preceding year Twitter brought into prominence a service called Lifeline to help Japanese users find emergency accounts during crises and since then, they've been working on a related feature for people around the world.  

That's certainly a great innovation keeping the critical scenarios into consideration. Twitter Alerts would be undoubtedly of immense help especially during critical situations otherwise  any kind of emergencies.   

Alert is important for all!

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