Wow... 'spy' Plays a Small Part in Helping Volcano Stranded Travelers

It's so humbling to see simple social networking tools like spy which I created on a whim be discovered and serve purposes on a level I never would have anticipated. I first saw this when people found and used spy during the crisis in Mumbai but just today I discovered...

'spy'ing on Volcano Stranded Travelers?

It seems the almost 1000 members of When Volcanoes Erupt: A Survival Guide for Stranded Travelers on Facebook are sharing and using a link to spy for the hash tag #getmehome. If this tool helps just one person get where they need to safely I am more than ecstatic.

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The old "No one gets fired for buying IBM" becoming "We're going to iterate" ad infinitum? >> "Starting Over - Fried" http://t.co/E8E2695W

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