Disaster Alerts Help Google Grow Its Competitive Ad-Vantage, Strengthen The Brand

Google’s new Public Alerts are a continuation of the role Google took in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011. However, instead of simply providing ad-hoc portals to collated and relevant data post-disaster, Google’s Crisis Response Team, a new release says , will work to “surface emergency information through the online tools you use every day, when that information is relevant and useful.” Meaning if there’s a hurricane headed your way, Google will make sure you know it somehow. But how much of this is about altruism?

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Disaster Alerts Help Google Grow Its Competitive Ad-Vantage, Strengthen The Brand