Last year, a wildfire came within 2 km of my home. I stayed sleepless up all night, ready to get everyone out the second it reached us. Every app I tried was hours behind.. the best was 3hrs late. So I emailed dozens of satellite companies, got commercial access and built Vlatua. Drop a circle anywhere on the map, your house, mother's home, your kids' school and it wakes you the moment fire crosses in (~10 min). Plus layers for quakes, live flights, sharks, aurora, icebergs, planets, meteors.

Metro closed, you are late? Class canceled, no one told you? Meeting moved.. again?! Vlatua lets you run a family, team, or friends newspaper. Snap a photo, enter what is going on and post it as a headline (optional anonymity). Create anything from a school or wedding paper to a concert or neighborhood paper, invite people in, choose who can post vs read, and see local updates on a map. Just create, invite, post.. you’re done. 100% free.