New and digital media; stories#27- mr halsey

Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2622230/Turn-phone-PANIC-BUTTON-App-alerts-friends-family-youre-danger-tracks-location-map.html

Title: Turn your phone into a PANIC BUTTON: App alerts friends and family if you're in danger - and even tracks your location on a map

- Once an alarm is set, a large trigger button is placed on the home screen
- Each alert is sent with location details and users are tracked on a map
- Alerts can also be posted to Facebook and Twitter with photos
- The Eye-on-me app is free until the end of May and costs 69p afterwards

- Much like the paywall apps want people to purchase them as soon as possible and this is done by first providing the service free of charge and later introducing a fee so people will purchase it earlier rather than later. 

- The personalised message also contains the user’s exact location that can be tracked on a map. By tapping the icon a second time, the alert is automatically posted to connected Facebook and Twitter accounts.

- The app also gives the option to set a deactivation code that switches off the alarm, and sends another message to friends informing them the user is okay and safe again.