Social Media and Emergency Management

Introduction

The study is related to social media which is discussed in relation to the emergency management. In this context, the characteristics of social media make them an important tool in the event of a natural disaster especially for the collection of data, the distribution of information to the population and the coordination of resources in the area. In relation to this, we often talk about social media with a view staff or marketing, but they also have a vital role in the management of catastrophic events, to reach and inform people about the correct behavior in case of emergencies.

In addition to this, the utility of social media is related to the characteristics of rapid dissemination of information, and bi-directional sync that is media up to date on the situation can be given, inform in real time, put in direct connection citizens and administration. It gives a recent example Barn raisers telling the emergency management related to Hurricane Sandy from the emergency department of the city of New Canaan, Connecticut. The government department used a Facebook page to inform the public about the state of the roads and infrastructure, to receive requests for help, to reassure people and warn them from episodes of looting. Moreover, people post on facebook allow a direct conversation, photos and videos are used to document things, the Notes Facebook allow you to keep an updated bulletin and aggregated in a single timeline of the most important information, preventing others from overlapping updates.

Besides it, tools such as Google Maps custom may indicate the points in the supply of food, service and electric charge. In the past, tools based on Google services, like Personfinder, were used to reunite families and dispersed in the event of earthquakes and humanitarian disasters. In addition to this, media pinpointed as Foursquare can be integrated to give the maximum amount of geo information on the situation, while video webcast and conference call can be quickly improvised by multiple app video conferencing as Hangout or Skype.

In relation to the importance of social media for the emergency management, it can be said that the aggregation of information from different sources can be made ??to give an overall picture of the situation. The social media that is Reddit proves its usefulness in these cases to reach large numbers of people and activate solidarity, both online and in assisting local collaboration. The advantages of these social media than traditional are obvious; the bi-makes them much more flexible than the TV, and easily accessible on smartphones, both for those who are moving in the event of a blackout without power the phone remains the only access possible relevant information. For this reason, one of the most pressing needs during the recent hurricane has been to charging points for public cellular supplied by generators.

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