From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0
Rebecca and Genevieve Williams of Neosho, Mo., the founders of Joplin Tornado Info facebook page, have created a Guidelines for use of Social Media for Disaster Recovery white paper with the aid of David Burton, a civic communications specialist, at the University of Missouri Extension. Below is an excerpt from paper about the use of social media during the recent late February tornado in Branson, Missouri.
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From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0
This post is a story of the “Joplin Tornado Information” Facebook page and a reflection of what volunteers accomplished in the aftermath of the F5 tornado that roared through their town in 2011. Although much of the town was torn apart, the human connections actually grew– in part because people were able to use information communication technologies to come together virtually, as well as in person. This volunteer effort demonstrates what can be done with hard work, a few ground rules, and social media. They reached out to me to share their story. They also developed a “Social Media for Disaster Reovery Field Guide” which I will put up in a separate post.
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Advice to federal Web managers: If you want to boost traffic to your websites, take advantage of new tools growing in popularity that randomly deliver your content to users.
Social media “discovery engines” such as StumbleUpon present new ways for users to discover new and interesting content. Unlike search engines, which find specific content, discovery engines find potentially interesting sites based what they know you like. StumbleUpon is a prime example.
The General Services Administration recently created a StumbleUpon channel for USA.gov to distribute federal content on StumbleUpon and to gain referral traffic to federal websites. The GSA also negotiated terms of service for StumbleUpon that are available to other federal agencies.
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From Kim Stephens @ iDisaster 2.0
I want to bring attention today to a fantastic resource. This is not a blog post per se, but rather a link to GovDelivery’s Social Media Visionary Kit. The “kit” includes video’s of presentations from Adam Connor, Steve Ressler, and David Kirkpatrick. Adam is the Associate Manager of Public Policy for Facebook and he provides 10 great tips for using social media for government. He addresses many topics including the “L” word–liability. The other two videos are from Steve Ressler, the co-founder of GovLoop and David Kirkpatrick, the author of “The Facebook Effect”.
Here is another article about the 10 tips Mr. Connor addresses: “Facebook’s Top 10 for Government“. My favorite tip is actually a resource list for government agencies.
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Through a spate of storms last year that flooded homes and knocked out power to wide swaths of the region, Hunterdon County’s social media accounts buzzed.
Its Facebook page told viewers how to report power outages and where to get showers and shelter. Its Twitter page steered viewers to websites with more information.
While it sounds counterintuitive to send emergency alerts through outlets that need electricity that might be knocked out, emergency management offices are increasingly using social media to let people know about crises big and small.
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