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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As we have seen in natural disasters from Hurricane Katrina to the Chile Earthquake, people are using social media to reach out for help. On the blogging side, while the main event page is on WordPress, Geoff will be using a posterous blog for updates about the conference and to publish early chapters of #crisisdata white paper.

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

We did some research around this issue and published a white paper detailing the case for integrating time-honored emergency response expertise with real-time social input. " Macon Phillips, special assistant to the President and director of new media for the White House, was a volunteer during Hurricane Katrina.