Foreword ....................................................... xi
Acknowledgments ................................................ xv
Author's Note ................................................ xvii
SECTION I SOCIAL MEDIA, ORGANIZATIONAL ENGAGEMENT, AND
THE IMPACT OF CITIZENS
1 Introduction to the Application of Social Media in Modern
Emergency Management ......................................... 3
Chapter Objectives ........................................... 3
Modern Emergency Management .................................. 4
Тhe Rise of Social Media ..................................... 7
Social Media Users .......................................... 10
Centralized versus Decentralized Organizational Structure ... 11
Systems Fade, Concepts Remain ............................... 13
Overview of Chapters ........................................ 14
Practitioner Profile: Jeannette Sutton, PhD, Disaster
Sociologist ................................................. 15
Chapter Terms ............................................... 16
Chapter Questions ........................................... 16
General Questions ........................................ 16
Essay Questions .......................................... 17
Works Cited ................................................. 17
2 Social Media Systems: Overview and Purpose .................. 19
Chapter Objectives .......................................... 19
Foundations of Social Media ................................. 19
Social Networks ............................................. 21
Blogs ....................................................... 24
Microblogs .................................................. 25
Photo Sharing ............................................... 29
Video Sharing ............................................... 30
Video Streaming ............................................. 31
Skype and Video Calling ..................................... 32
Other Systems ............................................... 33
Practitioner Profile: Hal Grieb, Previstar .................. 34
Chapter Terms ............................................... 35
Chapter Questions ........................................... 36
General Questions ........................................ 36
Essay Questions .......................................... 36
Works Cited ................................................. 36
3 Citizen Journalism: The Rise and Impact of New Media ........ 39
Chapter Objectives .......................................... 39
Journalism—Traditional and Participatory .................... 40
Acceptance by the General Public ............................ 45
Acceptance by News Media .................................... 48
Available Tools of a Citizen Journalist ..................... 50
Challenges to Citizen Journalism ............................ 51
Practitioner Profile: Tom Erickson, Johnson County
SherifFs Office ............................................. 53
Chapter Terms ............................................... 54
Chapter Questions ........................................... 54
General Questions ........................................ 54
Essay Questions .......................................... 55
Works Cited ................................................. 55
4 Mountains or Molehills: Engagement Challenges in the
Application of Social Media ................................. 59
Chapter Objectives .......................................... 59
Hurdles and Hindrances ...................................... 60
Programmatic Implementation ................................. 62
The Challenge of Privacy .................................... 64
Policy Implementation ....................................... 66
Challenges to Implementation ................................ 71
Practitioner Profile: Jason Lindesmith, Federal Emergency
Management Agency Headquarters .............................. 74
Chapter Terms ............................................... 75
Chapter Questions ........................................... 76
General Questions ........................................ 76
Essay Questions .......................................... 76
5 The Yellow Tape Conundrum: Citizen and Responder
Responsibility .............................................. 79
Chapter Objectives .......................................... 79
A change in Public Fxpectations . ........................... 81
Rise of New Systems ......................................... 83
Incident-Based Risk ......................................... 86
First Responder Responsibility .............................. 88
Citizen Responsibility ...................................... 91
Social Media "How" versus Social Media "Why" ................ 93
Practitioner Profile: Alisha Griswold, Medical Reserve
Corps, Kansas City .......................................... 93
Chapter Terms ............................................... 95
Chapter Questions ........................................... 95
General Questions ........................................ 95
Essay Questions .......................................... 95
Works Cited ................................................. 96
SECTION II SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, PROCEDURE, INTEGRATION,
AND ANALYSIS
6 Who's the Sheriff in These Parts? Monitoring and Analysis
of Social Media Information ................................ 101
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 101
Traditional Media Monitoring ............................... 102
Social Media Monitoring .................................... 104
Real-Time Instantaneous Monitoring ......................... 105
Real-Time Collective Monitoring ............................ 109
Basic Monitoring Analytics ................................. 112
Measuring Influence and Success ............................ 114
Practitioner Profile: Ethan M. Riley, Arizona Division of
Emergency Management ....................................... 116
Chapter Terms .............................................. 117
Chapter Questions .......................................... 118
General Questions ....................................... 118
Essay Questions ......................................... 118
Works Cited ................................................ 118
7 White Hot or White Noise? Aggregation and Validation of
Social Media Information ................................... 121
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 121
Impact of Demographics ..................................... 123
Power of Aggregation ....................................... 125
Theory of Social Validation ................................ 128
The Power of the Virtual Voice ............................. 130
RSS and Other Aggregation Tools ............................ 132
Integration with Traditional Systems ....................... 133
Practitioner Profile: Lee Arning, Southern Methodist
University ................................................. 134
Chapter Terms .............................................. 135
Chapter Questions .......................................... 136
General Questions ....................................... 136
Essay Questions ......................................... 136
Works Cited ................................................ 136
8 When Status Quo Becomes Obsolete: Modern Integrated
Emergency Warning and Notification Strategies .............. 139
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 139
The Fallacy of Traditional Approaches ...................... 141
Mobility and Portability ................................... 143
Dynamic and Diverse Emergency Notification Strategies ...... 147
Next Generation 9-1-1 ...................................... 151
Limitations to Modernization ............................... 153
Practitioner Profile: Walt Way, Johnson County Emergency
Communications Center ...................................... 155
Chapter Terms .............................................. 156
Chapter Questions .......................................... 157
General Questions ....................................... 157
Essay Questions ......................................... 157
Works Cited ................................................ 157
9 Volunteer and Donations Management 2.0: How Social Media
Has Revolutionized the Management and Recruitment of
People and Supplies ........................................ 161
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 161
Demographics of Volunteerism ............................... 162
Contemporary Volunteer Management .......................... 165
Voluntweeters and Other Crowdsourcing Opportunities ........ 167
Donations Management 2.0 ................................... 169
Measurements of Success .................................... 173
Practitioner Profile: Heather Blanchard, Co-Founder of
CrisisCommons .............................................. 175
Chapter Terms .............................................. 176
Chapter Questions .......................................... 176
General Questions ....................................... 176
Essay Questions ......................................... 177
Works Cited ................................................ 177
10 The Elephant in the Emergency Operations Center: The
Fundamental Flaw within Formal Response Systems ............ 181
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 181
National Preparedness and Response Systems ................. 182
Conflicts and Contradictions ............................... 186
Take the Filter Off ........................................ 190
Contrasting Opinions ....................................... 191
Challenges to Social Media and Exercise Management ......... 192
Practitioner Profile: Gerald Baron, Public Relations and
Crisis Communications Consultant ........................... 194
Chapter Terms .............................................. 196
Chapter Questions .......................................... 196
General Questions ....................................... 196
Essay Questions ......................................... 197
Works Cited ................................................ 197
SECTION III SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AND THE POWER OF VIRTUAL
COMMUNITY
11 It Takes a Village to Raise a Prepared Community: The
Power and Purpose of Crowdsourcing ......................... 201
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 201
What Is Crowdsourcing? ..................................... 202
How Crowdsourcing Works .................................... 204
Witnessing Disaster ........................................ 205
Crowdsourcing by Virtual Volunteers ........................ 207
Organizational Implementation of Crowdsourcing ............. 210
Crowdsourcing by Impacted Citizens ......................... 213
Crowdsourcing Usage by Governmental Response ............... 214
Practitioner Profile: Jim Garrow, Philadelphia Department
of Public Health ........................................... 216
Chapter Terms .............................................. 217
Chapter Questions .......................................... 218
General Questions ....................................... 218
Essay Questions ......................................... 218
Works Cited ................................................ 218
12 The Beaten Browser: The Rise of Video, Voice, and
Information on the Go ...................................... 221
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 221
The Web Is Changing ........................................ 222
The Rise of Mobile Engagement .............................. 225
Mobile Apps in Disaster Response ........................... 228
The Rise of User-Controlled Video Information .............. 231
Information via Voice Systems .............................. 234
Information on the Go ...................................... 236
Practitioner Profile: Lach Mullin, Benton County
Emergency Management ....................................... 239
Chapter Terms .............................................. 240
Chapter Questions .......................................... 240
General Questions ....................................... 240
Essay Questions ......................................... 241
Works Cited ................................................ 241
13 Location, Location, Location: The Power of Geospatial
Technologies and the Environment on Social Systems ......... 245
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 245
Location-Based Social Networking ........................... 247
Potential Emergency Management Uses of Location-Based
Social Networking .......................................... 249
Impact of Geospatial Programming ........................... 252
Enhanced Information via Physical Interface ................ 256
Practitioner Profile: Cheryl Bledsoe, Clark Regional
Emergency Services ......................................... 259
Chapter Terms .............................................. 260
Chapter Questions .......................................... 260
General Questions ....................................... 260
Essay Questions ......................................... 261
Works Cited ................................................ 261
14 Get Your Head into the Cloud: Available Tools and Systems
to Improve Emergency Management Functions .................. 265
Chapter Objectives ......................................... 265
Open Government and Gamification ........................... 267
Functional and Accessibility Challenges .................... 270
Hackers, Zombies, and Second Life: Potential Improvements
to Operational Efficiency .................................. 271
Additional Web 2.0 and Social Media Tools .................. 273
Collaborative and Contributory Systems ..................... 277
Practitioner Profile: Kim Stephens, Emergency Management
Researcher, Practitioner, and Blogger ...................... 280
Chapter Terms .............................................. 281
Chapter Questions .......................................... 282
General Questions ....................................... 282
Essay Questions ......................................... 282
Works Cited ................................................ 282
Appendix A: Disasters Referenced by Chapter ................... 285
Appendix B: Answer Key ........................................ 289
Index ......................................................... 293
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