peoplefinder

i found something useful to do for the people in the hurricane area, other than donating money -- there is an effort to create one central database of missing persons, collecting data from everywhere else. the initiator is managing the effort through a wiki, which means many more people can help than with any of the proprietary databases.

if you have a extra hour to kill, and want to help, head on over there, read the instructions, and enter some data. no fancy technical skills required.

via geekchick.