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Online Social Media in Crisis Events

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Title:

Online Social Media in Crisis Events (ID: EQM08313)

Author(s):

Leysia Palen (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Origin:

EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (08/04/2008)

Type:

Articles, Papers, and Reports

Abstract:

Investigation of recent disasters reveals use of online social media as an emergent, significant, and often accurate form of public participation and backchannel communication.

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http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM08313.pdf

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/OnlineSocialMediainCrisis/47094