Videolocators Case Study

Some time ago I mentioned the Videolocators startup.  Which uses some intriguing SEO methods.  Ed Burns, their CEO sends along a case study of the service which " ... serves two groups – those who need help finding lost family, loved ones (or the wanted), and those who want to help. Those that need help can post their information at Video Locators for FREE. If they want to include social media marketing, this is at less than $14/month ... "

A case study:
" ... The worst thing that can ever happen to a parent is to lose a child, whether by separation, divorce, abduction or otherwise. Imagine the devastation that a mother or father feels when a child is missing because a parent stepped outside the law and did what they thought was best for them and a child, instead of what was really best for the child. It is very emotional to suddenly feel the cruelness of an ex-spouse taking a child away. ... "

Pinning Criminals

An example of using Pinterest to place pictures of wanted criminals and provide other policing information.  Apparently this has been useful.  Have looked at related examples of using the Internet for lost children and liability issues, for example see here: Videolocators: Helping People Find People.  Which also attempts to crowd source people location.

Crowd Sourcing Missing People

Had a meeting with a company, Videolocators, which is crowdsourcing the finding of missing children.   A clever approach that combines text, video and the use of targeted Google Adwords to make an efficient engagement technique to find missing people.  Check out their site and join the search.