Now this seems like a really smart, useful, and far reaching initiative, certainly couldn't hurt right? Sometimes it can just be about getting the faces out there for people to see, you never know who someone might recognize.
European initiative shows missing kids on 404 pages
By Rhonda Callow
NotFound.org encourages website owners to edit their 404 error messages to display information about missing people.
404 – or Not Found – error messages are displayed when you attempt to visit a Web page that does not exist. Sometimes 404 pages are bland and to the point:
Sometimes they’re a little quirky:
In either case, 404 pages usually have a considerable amount of empty white space. But a new European initiative is encouraging website owners to put that space to better use by using it to display details about missing people.
The NotFound.org project was created by Child Focus and Missing Children Europe. “The 404-page is a cornerstone of the internet culture,” said Laurent Dochy, Digital Conceptor at Famous and creator of the NotFound project. “An increasing number of websites designs have customized error pages that limit frustrations for the user. With the NotFound-project we are however taking this one step further by giving these pages a reason to exist. The next step came easily: ‘Page not found, neither is this child’”.
Website owners can participate in the project simply by incorporating a small snippet of code into their existing 404 page or by replacing it with NotFound.org’s page. In either case, the process is quick and easy.
Once amended, the 404 page will look like this:
NotFound seems to me to be an absolutely awesome idea. According to the RCMP, there were 46,718 missing children reports in 2011 including 33,259 runaway reports, 145 parental abduction reports and 25 stranger abduction reports. While most return home safe and sound, some sadly do not and NotFound’s 404 page is a great way to keep on reminding people about those kids.
Let’s hope there’s a similar initiative here in Canada.
European initiative shows missing children on 404 pages | Sync
European initiative shows missing kids on 404 pages
By Rhonda Callow
NotFound.org encourages website owners to edit their 404 error messages to display information about missing people.
404 – or Not Found – error messages are displayed when you attempt to visit a Web page that does not exist. Sometimes 404 pages are bland and to the point:
Sometimes they’re a little quirky:
In either case, 404 pages usually have a considerable amount of empty white space. But a new European initiative is encouraging website owners to put that space to better use by using it to display details about missing people.
The NotFound.org project was created by Child Focus and Missing Children Europe. “The 404-page is a cornerstone of the internet culture,” said Laurent Dochy, Digital Conceptor at Famous and creator of the NotFound project. “An increasing number of websites designs have customized error pages that limit frustrations for the user. With the NotFound-project we are however taking this one step further by giving these pages a reason to exist. The next step came easily: ‘Page not found, neither is this child’”.
Website owners can participate in the project simply by incorporating a small snippet of code into their existing 404 page or by replacing it with NotFound.org’s page. In either case, the process is quick and easy.
Once amended, the 404 page will look like this:
NotFound seems to me to be an absolutely awesome idea. According to the RCMP, there were 46,718 missing children reports in 2011 including 33,259 runaway reports, 145 parental abduction reports and 25 stranger abduction reports. While most return home safe and sound, some sadly do not and NotFound’s 404 page is a great way to keep on reminding people about those kids.
Let’s hope there’s a similar initiative here in Canada.
European initiative shows missing children on 404 pages | Sync
