Code Maroon Emergency Notification - Public Access
Texas A&M University will send emergency alerts through Code Maroon's RSS feed and Twitter account. Anyone can receive alerts by subscribing to the RSS feed or following "TAMUCodeMaroon" on Twitter; however, delivery cannot be guaranteed since Code Maroon does not manage these outlets.
When you sign up for Twitter and follow "TAMUCodeMaroon," you will be able to see alerts on your Twitter home page. You also have the option to receive alerts via text message through your Twitter account.
To learn how to sign up for Twitter and follow "TAMUCodeMaroon," view our step-by-step instructions. It takes about five minutes to sign up. If you need help setting up your Twitter account, please call Help Desk Central at 979.845.8300.
Code Maroon Twitter Account: TAMUCodeMaroon@twitter.com
Twitter is a free social-networking web site that allows its users to post a mini-blog of what they are doing and follow what others are doing. Twitter limits posts to 140 characters. To see Twitter's down time/maintenance schedule, visit Twitter's support page.
RSS Feed
Code Maroon's RSS feed can be accessed through your email client (Microsoft Outlook or Novell GroupWise), various news readers (My Yahoo, Google Reader, etc.), or your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.).
To learn how to sign up for Code Maroon's RSS feed, view our step-by-step instructions. If you need help setting up RSS, please call Help Desk Central at 979.845.8300.
Code Maroon RSS Feed URL: codemaroon.tamu.edu/feed.xml
RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from web sites that interest you. Instead of having to visit the web site for information, the information is sent to you as a feed.