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Social Media is The New Face of Disaster Response

July 18, 2013

By Eric Covino

NOTE: Great post from my friend Lauri Stevens at ConnectedCops.net. Please check her out!

Did you know that 76% of survivors of natural disasters use social media to let their friends know they’re safe? You can find more interesting facts about social media’s role in the wake of a natural disaster, including Sandy, in the following infographic developed by University of San Francisco’s Masters of Public Administration department. The infographic was most recently used in a congressional hearing shown on C-SPAN, demonstrating the importance of social media in a natural disaster.


Social Media is The New Face of Disaster Response [Infographic]

Have you relied upon social media for information in a crisis?

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