How a Google doc joined the battle to save lives during the Mumbai blasts!

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How a Google doc joined the battle to save lives during the Mumbai blasts

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Hundreds of people used a shared spreadsheet on Google's system to post helpful numbers and information following the blasts in Mumbai.

The spreadsheet soon filled up with details offering blood transfusions, numbers for police stations, offers of accommodation and general offers of help.

Set up by Nitin Sagar, based in New Delhi, at 3.35pm BST, the document soon had scores of people adding offers of help. The number of people viewing the document quickly passed a thousand, forcing Google to limit the detail provided to keep it online.

People were asked to give their area, offer of help, contact number(s) and username.

On Twitter a hashtag – #heretohelp quickly developed too, with people also offering places to stay with contact details.

Spreadsheet Link

it is no longer available..anyways..tht's gr8 work from ppl..

yeah good collaboration, was following the developments on twitter, but very little of the offers for help were actually taken up, mostly people just called each other up and re-assured them, the blood banks didnt actually need any blood, but a handful of people got a lift
there were a lot more people willing to help than the amount of help necessary, this was really good

I really appreciate this initiative! Nice share!

bhushan05d251 said:
it is no longer available..anyways..tht's gr8 work from ppl..

Actually, on the top, there are still different tabs of the spreadsheet namely, Blood Group, Need help, Missing people, as well as list of injured people in the blast.

The collaboration which a shared Google doc provides, can be used in many such instances. This being the prime example.

This is good

Atleast somehow tech is helping.

THe doc isnt available anymore though

Yeah! nice one

yes, it has helped so many ppl and once again helped the needy during the time of crisis...

I'm surprised, when did this happen. Anyway, nice initiative.

This shows that there is still a lot of humanity left in our people except those ******* Netas.
Nice initiative.