There is strength in numbers...support group.

I was thinking that with the availability of smartphones and their lower cost, an alert system for the area could be made available. Re: https://blog.twitter...-twitter-alerts . This may be something to tie into The Guadalajara Reporter as well.

Please contact me if this is viable and we could firm-up the ideas with others.

A simpler SMS system could also be a possibility, i.e. texting.

The phones have GPS and a camera, great tools that can be very useful.

I'll be happy to guide you to show how easy and useful this tool can be...your only regret will be that you didn't do this sooner!

There is strength in numbers...

None of us is as smart as all of us.
- Japanese proverb

Thanks.

Link doesn't work.

Your idea maybe well intentioned but I think in practice it wouldn't work too well. I think it would quickly degenerate into a gossip method for a bunch of old farts with messages like "where do I buy dog food and Depends" and I don't think it would qualify as an emergency response organization. 

I prefer to hear from friends and read the forums like this one. I don't do social organizations like Facebook, Twitter and Google+.