NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

Hurricane 80

Hurricane Social Media Media Disaster 80

Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2008

Liz McCartney "Dedicated to helping Hurricane Katrina survivors in St. I've included part of the nominees' profiles below, as they are written up on the site, but added links to their organizations and projects where I could find them. Anne Mahlum "Used to run by homeless men each morning. Bernard Parish, a community just outside New Orleans.

El Paso 40

El Paso Ethiopia Los Angeles People 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JULY 16, 2006

She did a lot of work on the hurricane aftermath (she's an expert on hazardous waste, and a gazillion other things). Our agency has that functionality - we have disaster web site, email address and phone number on our ID badges to let the agency know where we are and what is happening, but there isn't any connection outside.

Hurricane 100

Hurricane Disaster National Phone 100

VisionLink

MAY 17, 2013

Hurricane Katrina was such an event for VisionLink, as was the more recent tornado through Joplin Missouri, which caused a 400% increase in system demand. For example, nearly half of VisionLink’s technical team is badged by U.S. Second, can the firm demonstrate that they can meet unexpected levels of peak demand?

Platform 186

Platform Software System Facilitation 186