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Ethanol-fueled [soylentnews.org] writes:

Paraphrased from a Foreign Policy blog:

The popular mobile app "Yo" has been described as the most pointless tech start-up to recently receive major funding. The idea is like a parody of post-modern life: An app for "post-text" communication that does nothing but send the message "yo" to your friends. That's it — and it has $1 million in funding. Now, it's been reimagined as a tool in Israel's war against Hamas.

Developed by Israeli coders, Red Alert complements the army's warning sirens that alerts Israelis to incoming rockets. Now, Red Alert has partnered with Yo to send "yo"s anytime a siren sounds in Israel. Each time a rocket triggers the system, you get a "yo."

So far, no word on whether any enterprising developers are monitoring strikes in Gaza using Yo.

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