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A Framework to Identify Best Practices: Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Emergency Domain

A Framework to Identify Best Practices: Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Emergency Domain

Connie White, Linda Plotnick
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 2 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 12
ISSN: 1937-9390|EISSN: 1937-9420|ISSN: 1937-9390|EISBN13: 9781616929480|EISSN: 1937-9420|DOI: 10.4018/jiscrm.2010120404
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White, Connie, and Linda Plotnick. "A Framework to Identify Best Practices: Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Emergency Domain." IJISCRAM vol.2, no.1 2010: pp.37-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2010120404

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White, C. & Plotnick, L. (2010). A Framework to Identify Best Practices: Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Emergency Domain. International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM), 2(1), 37-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2010120404

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White, Connie, and Linda Plotnick. "A Framework to Identify Best Practices: Social Media and Web 2.0 Technologies in the Emergency Domain," International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 2, no.1: 37-48. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2010120404

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Abstract

Social media is used in a variety of domains, including emergency management. However, the question of which technologies are most appropriate for a given emergency remains open. We present a framework of dimensions of emergencies that can assist in selecting appropriate social media for an emergency situation. Social media is not a panacea but can be used effectively given the proper functions available from the particular services provided by each of the Web 2.0 technologies available. The main objective of this article is to identify the best practices for social media to leverage its ability given the complexities that coincide with events. This is a conceptual article based on the results of preliminary studies involving group interactions with emergency professionals with various backgrounds. In addition, emergency management students who are professionals in the field followed by another interview soliciting information from information systems scientist were surveyed. We found that each situation called forth various dimensions where only sub phases of the stated dimension may be used given the task type derived from the event characteristics. This lays a foundation upon which a more formal approach can be taken to help tame the social media mania into a manageable set of ‘best practices’ from which emergencies can be managed more effectively given Web 2.0 technologies and social collaborative online tools.

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