https://twitter.com/LaurenJauregui/status/290712119459074048
Did I just have a Amber Alert show up on my iPhone or am I trippin
— Corey J (@IconicPhysique) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/NaturallyReci/status/290718572722937857
Did anyone else phone receive a amber Alert!? This the first time my phone did it
— TRIPLE X – LEGENDARY (@TripleX863MMB) January 14, 2013
Anybody get that amber alert on ya phone
— Spoonie Luv (@mykelJA) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/iEatCrickets/status/290710786119184386
“Amber Alert” trended late tonight after a significant number of iPhone users with the iOS 6 operating system received the message. Many Twitter users were awoken by the loud sound; a disturbing number of iPhone owners didn’t know what the nationwide warnings of abducted/missing children even were. Even more were unaware that their iPhones carried the alerts. For the ignorant: The messages are part of a new national cell phone emergency alert system “relying on Broadcast SMS to push notifications to smartphones for weather threats, Amber alerts and Presidential alerts. The system went live in New York City at the end of 2011, and should be live in most of the United States.”
My iphone just gave me a heart attack when it screamed an emergency siren for an Amber Alert. #drill #bigbrother #iphone
— Jennifer Hall Goodwin (@thatJENgirl) January 14, 2013
How do half of you people not know what an amber alert is?
— tay (@Ohhhayy_tayy) January 14, 2013
So 40 out of 100 people don't know what an Amber alert is, are you kidding me?
— ryan chetram ??♂️ (@createwithchii) January 14, 2013
What's that? “@jmoneyDUHH: I'm happy I didn't get that Amber Alert shit”
— IG: Djshab904 (@DJshab904) January 14, 2013
"Siri, what the fuck is an amber alert?"
— Mike Brown (@TheMostDreaded) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/YoungPlatinum/status/290710746818572288
iPhone just notified me of an amber alert in my area #technology
— dbeck843 (@DBeck843) January 14, 2013
@YoungPlatinum mine just did the same thing.. I didnt know the phone did that..
— giftedsoulent (@giftedsoulent) January 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/LipstickFein_/status/290711994212966401
https://twitter.com/BaseballJess/status/290711363561594880
Was incredibly confused and mad that I woke up from a loud ring from my phone but then I saw it was an Amber Alert. That stuff is important.
— Zig Zag (@jcmartian) January 14, 2013
Yes, it is.
We’re glad at least one person took the initiative to find out more about the missing child and post the information:
https://twitter.com/Slizzle_407/status/290720172082356224
With missing children, every second matters. Every informed citizen and every alert pair of eyes matters.
Amen:
Just got the Amber alert: there's a missing two year old thought to be in serious danger. Everyone send prayers.
— MARISA (@marisahalprin) January 14, 2013
Update:
Denise is safe. What a relief!
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Related – 3/31/13:
iPhone users still freaked out by Amber Alerts; Update: missing toddler in Flint, MI found
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