The American Red Cross hosted a day-long conference on the use of the Internet and social media in emergency communications. Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, .. Read More

The American Red Cross hosted a day-long conference on the use of the Internet and social media in emergency communications. Participants talked about the need for better communication and .. Read More

Federal, state and local government officials talked about their use of social media in emergency responses to natural disasters. They also responded to questions from the audience.

This .. Read More

Heather Blanchard talked about her organization, CrisisCommons, and social media crisis communications. Topics included the creation of a common jargon for crisis responders. Her presentation .. Read More