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Google, Facebook join Red Cross to find thousands missing after Nepal quake

April 27, 2015 admin boyfriend, facebook, families, massachusetts, nepal, news, safety-check, their-friends, thomson, thomson-reuters

By Nita Bhalla and Joseph D’Urso NEW DELHI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – German development worker Caroline Siebald and her boyfriend Charles Gertler, an American glaciologist, were on a rafting trip in Nepal when the earthquake struck and initially panicked about how to let their families know they were safe. After about 30 attempts, Gertler, 25, managed to get a phone call through to his mother in Massachusetts in the United States, and she registered them as safe on Facebook’s “Safety Check”.

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Conde Nast eyes digital viewers with virtual reality, scripted shows

April 27, 2015 admin boyfriend, conde-nast, entertainment, nepal, news, publisher, such-as-vogue, Technology, their-friends, thomson, thomson-reuters, vanity-fair

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Privately held Conde Nast may best be known as the publisher of fashion, culture and lifestyle magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ, but it is hoping to draw new consumers and advertisers through the realm of virtual reality. Conde Nast Entertainment (CNE), the publisher's film, television and video division, will unveil two original virtual reality series for the upcoming year at its Tuesday presentation before advertisers at the Newfronts, an annual digital content showcase in New York