How Does Social Media Keep You Prepared for Emergencies?

Posted on August 13th, 2008 by Wendy Harman

Our friend David Stephenson put together this handy explanation for how to use Twitter in an emergency.

Later this afternoon John Solomon is coming over to do a video for his blog that asks the question, “What should we tell the public?”

How does social media or technology in general help you stay prepared for emergencies? Let us know in the comments and we may incorporate your tips into the piece.

Filed under: Disaster Response, Video

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2 Responses to “How Does Social Media Keep You Prepared for Emergencies?”

  1. Robin, on August 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pm Said:

    Great message! Not sure if Twitter is really “mostly kids” though.

  2. Wendy Harman, on August 13th, 2008 at 7:47 pm Said:

    True enough, but to be fair David recorded this almost a year ago when the Twitter tipping point hadn’t been, well, tipped.

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