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Exploring Social Media: Twisasters

April 28, 2009 by Lorelle VanFossen

Exploring Social Media article series badgeWith the recent fears of a pandemic with the Mexico Swine Flu and an earthquake today in Mexico City, there is a lot to be nervous about. Add to it the continued spread of the conflickr/downadup virus online…with all the manmade and natural disasters and our obsessive interest in them, you would think that there would be an easy way to find out what there is to be worried about in the world.

Oh, wait. There is. Meet Twisaster. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: disasters, earthquake, exploring social media, Hurricane, monitoring twitter, natural disasters, Social Media, terrorism, twisasters, Twitter

Blogging in a Disaster

September 1, 2008 by Jonathan Bailey

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans three years ago, I was stranded in the upstate of Louisiana without my most basic tools. I was there for several weeks with only dial-up Web access and a borrowed computer to help me out. Yet, I managed to update my online diary twice a day during my evacuation and continue to operate my then-newest site Plagiarism Today.

Now, three years later, I find myself in a similar position. As I am writing this, I am evacuated for Hurricane Gustav while tending to a new blog, Inelegant Solutions (see link above) and several older ones. I also have to worry about writing jobs and consulting work even though my computers and my files are mostly packed up.

However, this time around, I am better prepared. Not only was the evacuation more smooth, but I am better able to maintain my presence online despite barely being able to see the Web.

However, making that happen requires a great deal of preparation and taking several steps before anything happens. For bloggers who want to keep writing no matter what, I would strongly urge the following steps. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: disasters, eeepc, Gmail, Google Apps, gustav, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Katrina, hurricanse, katrina, Twitter

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