Syria’s internet blackout
Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications. Go to the site for examples of messages left.
The power of twitter as a communication tool
http://fordschool.umich.edu/video/newest/1975704207001/ Useful video of a lecture by CEO Dick Costollo at the Ford School on November 2012. The 1 hour 16 minute broadcast covers such topics as ‘why 140 characters?’ and Twitter’s future developments. Other good sources of video lectures on similar topics relating to technology and modern society include the TED talks. Choose the technology […]
Internet privacy and freedom of expression
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/publications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/global-survey-on-internet-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression/ The above UNESCO survey looks at threats to privacy that have developed through the Internet, and examines international legal standards on privacy. On a related theme the latest Google transparency report shows requests by governments for the removal of internet information rising. Also worryingly, the Berkeley university Web Privacy Census (which aims to measure online privacy […]
Mapping Digital Media
The Center for International Media Assistance in partnership with the Open Society Foundations, announced the publication of an interactive map The project examines the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media. Covering 60 countries you can map social media use, broadband connections and digital TV. The Open Society Foundation has […]
American presidency and social media
http://techpresident.com/news/23104/help-digital-infrastructure-obama-wins-re-election TechPresident has a good review of the role of social media in the election. Mashable has a good compilation of stories about this during the campaign. C-Span has a discusion of the topic.
Sandy: Crisis response
Crisis Response maps from Google: http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy marks disaster areas. Also highlights local emergency twitter feeds. Separate maps for the whole of the USA and NYC are available. They include geographical markers for different types of emergencies. Location tracking, including the current and forecasted paths were provided on the NOAA-National Hurricane Center national weather service. Search the […]
Asian Overview report – Social, digital and mobile media
http://wearesocial.sg/blog/2012/10/social-digital-mobile-asia/ Free access from the We are Social Media website to 100 slides of the latest facts and figures from around the region, including select highlights from each of the 24 countries covered. Key facts include: 1. There are now well over 1 billion internet users in Asia 2. At least 811 million of these […]
Tweeting #OWS
http://disc.library.emory.edu/ows/ A great new digital archive from Emory University. Ten million tweets about Occupy Wall Street have now been collected. The site includes timeline of key events, plus useful maps and word clouds which allow hastags and trends to be mapped over time. See the data analysis section for methodology and techniques: http://disc.library.emory.edu/ows/about/data-analysis/
Mapping digital Nigeria
http://www.soros.org/reports/mapping-digital-media-nigeria A 96-page report from the Soros Foundation. This useful country report covers law, internet technology, consumption, impact on journalism and business This is the latest in a series of country reports http://www.soros.org/search?key=mapping%20digital%20media which the foundation has produced. Over 20 other titles covering nations worldwide have also been produced and can be downloaded from the […]
Learn to Communicate with Crisis-Affected Communities
http://infoasaid.org/e-learning/course/start Infoasaid Launches E-Learning Course on Humanitarian Communication a new, free online learning course. Communication is Aid, aims to raise awareness and build basic skills for communicating effectively with crisis-affected communities, before and after an emergency breaks. Topics covered include crafting messages. Useful example of how social media can be used for crisis communication.
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