Tag: Disaster Response

  • Social Media in Supply Chain and Emergency Management

    Social Media is woven into the fabric of our lives. Just this year, we have seen Social Media play a critical role in our political processes throughout the world. Many attribute the Political advances we have seen in the Middle East to the vast reach and easy access of Social Media. However, other global uses of…

  • Access the Knowledge of the Crowd Through Social Media

    Our times seem to be driven by emergency situations now more than ever before. We seem to be experiencing political unrest and geophysical disruptions at an accelerated rate. I have no scientific data to support this at this time. But, I believe some would agree with the assumption that the last millennium may have been relatively calm compared to…

  • Social Media Trends and Myths

    Leah Betancourt reports her perspective on four myths about Social Media. Leah reports that 25% of small business owners said they plan to spend more on social networking in 2010, according to the Ad-ology Small Business Marketing Forecast. In light of this trend, Leah addresses some myths. The first Myth that Leah sites addresses the point that some…