Lebanon turns to apps to avoid growing violence linked to Syria - FT.com
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I can't even begin to describe how many types of awesome this is....
Smartphone applications that map gun battles and differentiate between fireworks and gunfire, offer paths around roadblocks and even contact the army in the event of kidnap are becoming a must-have for Lebanese commuters.
Not to mention all the pictures taken that are flying around the Internet right now.
There's one of Syrian refugees I cannot stop thinking about:
An average of 5000 Syrian refugees flee into neighboring countries every day.
Source: https://twitter.com/DanielleCNN/status/374795069574103040
12:32 PM Sep 03 2013