Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. Why Social Media?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Amy Sample Ward, NetSquared. When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing. 100% of donations went directly to disaster relief. How can we do that? More and more, now we can.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 14, 2008
Wendy Harman, American Red Cross According to Wendy Harman, employees at the Red Cross were blocked from accessing social networking sites, like Facebook, from work. The $50,000 donation will contribute to a broader American Red Cross goal to raise $100 million for disaster relief. Tell us about your job?
Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. The real-time web has also revolutionized the way we support local communities in disaster. Why be in just one place when we can be in many?
Amy Sample Ward
DECEMBER 26, 2011
The “leaderless” organizing of the Occupy Wall Street movement has helped avoid strategic arrests or censorship but has also prompted a powerful use of social technologies. Over the past few years, the use of social technologies during disaster response has become a central component to news and information delivery.
ASU Lodestar Center
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
But to give you an example of what a social media policy consists of, here’s a sample of the ASU Lodestar Center’s: Who can post: We determined which employee is ultimately responsible for all of our social media profiles and which other employees are allowed to post on behalf of the Center. Like this article? Get another!
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 19, 2010
What's the cost of being one click away from disaster?". But have seen grassroots groups and nonprofits turning to free, proprietary social media software services and getting burnt when the software company has to start charging or even worse goes out of business. So, if era of free 2.0 So, if era of free 2.0 Start a Petition ».
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