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Does social media monitoring belong in Planning or PIO?

By   /  May 23, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

New Social Media Monitoring Tool: CrisisTracker

by Gerald Baron @ the Crisis Comm Blog In a previous post on making suggestions for updating NIMS, I suggested that social media monitoring should go into the ICS structure rather than be considered a part of the JIC or PIO responsibilities. This prompted some thoughtful responses from readers of this blog–I encourage you to [...]

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Researchers Review Boston Bombing Social Media Activity

By   /  May 13, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

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By Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 Project HEROIC–which stands for Hazards, Emergency Response, and Online Informal Communications (see footnote)–took a close look at the online activity of official organizations during the recent domestic terrorist event in Boston and the ensuing suspect chase–that seemed like a marathon in itself.  They released a report today (May 10) titled [...]

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3 Observations: Social Media and the Boston PD #BostonMarathon

By   /  April 24, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

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From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 on Apr 16 Even though the Boston Marathon 2013 bombing event happened less than 24 hours ago at the time of writing, there are already numerous accounts of the role social media played during the horrific aftermath. Read more @ idisaster 2.0    

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Maryland Emergency Management Agency Plans for #SMEM

By   /  March 11, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

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From Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (@MDMEMA on Twitter)  has recently taken their social media communication’s strategy to new heights–even incorporating a module about the tools into their Public Information Officer training. Read more @ idisaster 2.0

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Social Media and #NEMO in Massachusetts: Some observations

By   /  February 12, 2013  /  #smem  /  No Comments

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by Kim Stephens @ idisaster 2.0 The blizzard of 2013 is still causing problems from New Jersey to Maine at the time of writing. Although recovery form the storm is far from over, I like to look at Massachusetts specifically and make some observations about the role social media and web-based communications played (and continues [...]

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