Have you heard of an app called "whatsapp?" It apparently helped this little lost boy of two yrs be reunited with his family.

2015-10-25T10:13:16-04:00

https://www.yahoo.com/news/8-old-missing-2-years-093026647.html
I've never heard of this app, but it helped this little 8 yr old who had been missing for two years re unite with his family.

An 8-Year-Old Was Missing for 2 Years. Until Whatsapp Reunited Him with His Family.

More than one lakh children go missing in our country every year. Most of them are never found again by their families and vanish into the unknown. Vansh could have been one such child had not an NGO called Drishti, 1,500 km away from his home, found his father with the help of some good people in Sikkim and the Station House Officer in Modinagar. Vansh is the second among three sons of Mr. Babli Gujjar. He lost his mother when he was just...

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 25 at 2015 10:36 AM

2015-10-25T10:36:45-04:00

Interesting story... I'm glad the little fellow finally got home!

Response by PVT Robert Gresham made Oct 25 at 2015 11:20 AM

2015-10-25T11:20:52-04:00

Sgt Kelli Mays I am glad to hear that this app was put to such an excellent use and that the young man was able to find his family. I use "whatsapp" to receive photos of my friend's daughter in Germany. It makes sending pics directly from your phone to friends a snap. I really do like this app.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2015 11:22 AM

2015-10-25T11:22:52-04:00

Sgt Kelli Mays in some regards this seems to be similar to social media sites in that there is a lot of information posted that is available to the world.

Police make arrest regularly based on social media post.

I am glad they are developing tools to help with issues like missing children.

Response by CPT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2015 11:28 AM

2015-10-25T11:28:41-04:00

Yes, this is a very popular app in Central America and Europe as far as I know. My family is from Guatemala, and before FaceTime was popular that is how I would communicate with them.
It's a free app that only requires Internet access, and a rudimentary smart phone that can run the app. Pretty simple, with an exchange of phone numbers anyone can be connected around the world.
There are other popular free apps that function the same: Line, Tango, etc...

I'm glad to see that others use this app to communicate with family like the young boy in the story.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 25 at 2015 1:10 PM

2015-10-25T13:10:02-04:00

I would imagine that the boy will stick closer to home now.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2015 1:13 PM

2015-10-25T13:13:19-04:00

This is the chat app of choice among my German friends. It was purchased for $X Billion by facebook a couple years ago, but it has changed only slightly since. My favorite feature in whatsapp is the way it seamlessly compresses large files like pics or video without noticeably losing resolution or sound quality. It works better for chat than any other program I've used, but I can't seem to get my younger brothers or American friends to buy in.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 25 at 2015 4:46 PM

2015-10-25T16:46:38-04:00

No Sgt Kelli Mays I had not heard of an app called "whatsapp?
I am glad that it has at least helped one child to reunite with his family in India.
I am curious if that app or similar apps have been helpful for relocating children in Europe, Africa or North or South America where many go missing each month.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Oct 25 at 2015 7:49 PM

2015-10-25T19:49:36-04:00

I'm a Romantic Shmuck and Always Love a Happy Ending and if it uses Technology, so much the better.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2015 8:30 AM

2015-10-26T08:30:19-04:00

It is the third world "ember alert" system.