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The channel is just the latest social media effort dedicated to helping quake victims reconnect or locate loved ones.
Just hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Google created a special crisis response page that offers users a way to get the latest information about the quake and an updated page of resources. Google Japan also has a localized version of the page.
The YouTube channel is particularly nice because it offers visual exposure for people to get out their message. For friends and family members in other parts of the world, it's also a way to find out if loved ones are OK.