In Lisa Park's "Digging into Google Earth" article google earth is criticized for not including dates on many of the photographs included in its content. Parks claims that this lack of dates perpetuates the view that Africa is a continent constantly in crisis, but I don't necessarily believe that this is true. First of all, from a practical perspective, it is highly doubtful that many users would pay any attention to the date of the photographs let alone would this detail affect the way that they perceived the crisis in Darfur in any particular way. Much like television the "Crisis in Darfur" feature is closely tied to immediacy and liveness. The images and information utilized in the google earth feature are portrayed as what is happening now. This emphasizes the immediate need for intervention. I believe the lack of dates on the photograph actually seeks to emphasize this liveness rather than to paint Africa is a continent in constant conflict. Humanitarian efforts for intervention are closely tied to liveness and require it for success. The lack of dates emphasizes that this problem is going on now and may continue to go on if no action is taken. It does not suppose that the crisis is a perpetual pattern, but rather does almost the opposite. By leaving out dates the crisis is completely tied up in the now and no other time emphasizing the need for immediate intervention. This is not to say that google's feature is not highly flawed or that it is particularly effective in any way (I don't think that it is) merely the the lack of dates on photographs within the feature may not be as problematic is initially supposed by Parks and may actually serve as an advantage within the humanitarian based format of the program.