Growing Importance of Social Media to EM

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When disaster strikes, count on tweets and data; Social media is increasingly becoming an important tool for emergency management and response.

Update:  Here is an example of the use of social media for Typhoon Ruby/

2 thoughts on “Growing Importance of Social Media to EM”

  1. It is increasingly important to engage social media during disaster response due to the availability of mobile technology and that during disaster people are mobile. So, our message must merge with that mobile platform; be short, precise and accurate so that our populous can be effectively severed.

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