Public response to alerts and warnings using social media : : report of a workshop on current knowledge and research gaps / / Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings using Social Media, Current Knowledge and Research Gaps, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

• TeilnehmendeR: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Public Response to Alerts and Warnings using Social Media: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps,; National Academies Press (U.S.),
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, District of Columbia : : National Academies Press,, [2013]; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (92 pages) :; illustrations

"Following an earlier NRC workshop on public response to alerts and warnings delivered to mobile devices, a related workshop was held on February 28 and 29, 2012 to look at the role of social media in disaster response. This was one of the first workshops convened to look systematically at the...

Table of Contents

• Fundamentals of Alerts, Warnings, and Social Media
• Current Uses of Social Media in Emergencies
• Dynamics of Social Media
• Credibility, Authenticity, and Reputation
• Privacy and Legal Challenges with the Use of Social Media
• Research Gaps and Implementation Challenges
• Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
• Appendix B: Biosketches of Workshop Speakers
• Appendix C: Biosketches of Committee and Staff Members.