AwareSpot.com - Personalized Alert Distribution System

There are loads of email and mobile alert systems out there that can bring us up-to-the-minute information about a variety of topics. It is far from uncommon to come across a web-based automated alert messaging system that lets subscribers know about traffic jams, criminals, and natural disasters.

A new alert system, AwareSpot, takes it one step further and lets any entity (such as a local police station) or individual create a “list” (a personalized alert) to which users can subscribe to receive instant messages on their mobile devices when an alert is issued. Lists can be public or private; the latter indicating that users need to be invited to join the list. Subscribers can specify an exact location and time that they want to receive alerts. The hypothetical example that the AwareSpot site gives is the LAPD issuing traffic alerts for the entire city of Los Angeles. Depending on where and when commuters have chosen to receive alerts, they may or may not receive a message on their phone. For example, if someone has only chosen to receive an alert in Pacific Palisades between the hours of 10am and 2pm, they will only get a message in regards to traffic for that particular location during those particular hours. To create a list, you need to sign up for AwareSpot (it’s free).