Social media have become the elephant in the EOC
Citizens no longer need a computer to access Twitter and Facebook; social media are available on their iPhones or BlackBerrys.
“Social media provides an instant and unfiltered message to your community. You don’t have to wait for a news broadcast, and your message is not changed by the media.”
Regions from Texas to Rhode Island have a presence on YouTube, Flickr and MySpace that can be used for a unified message in the event of a disaster. The use of social media in these places illustrates how emergency managers are currently using new media
See Social media have become the elephant in the EOC: Emergency manager calls for adding Facebook and Twitter to NIMS practices, By Doug Page.
Tags: emergency operations center, eoc, Facebook, FLickr, MySpace, NIMS, social media, Twitter, YouTube
