Emergency Management and Social Media in Georgia:

The State of Now and The Road Ahead

Presentation by Connie WhiteInformation Technology Solutions For Emergency Management http://ITSFEM.com

What is Social Media?

Shift Happens

Internet Computers Music Photography/Video Telephone

Computers are faster, cheaper, smaller and do more than ever before!

Netbook < $300.00 USD

SmartPhone < $200.00 USD

When you were a child,

what did your photo album look like?

When was the last time you used a phone booth?

Trends -It's simply what's happening.

GmailCallPhone

Read a good Kindle lately?

What is a Social Network?

Who's using Social media? With over 1000 Friends -

What sort of information are they posting?

C.E.R.T.

Greg Licamele, Fairfax County Emergency Management Virginia

Part 1: http://youtu.be/-iZ2DsneF9k

Part 2: http://youtu.be/qPy-ilZev2M

Part 3: http://youtu.be/Zn2w7sa3Q_Q

Who is your target population?

Federal

State

Local

Neighborhoods/Communities

State Level Emergency Management Agencies

National Disaster CentersHurricane, Earthquake, Weather

Other OfficialsThe White House, VP, DHS

Army Corp of Engineers

Use Social Media Strategically - Who does Fugate Follow?

Following 88 but has ~20,000 Followers

National Volunteer Organizations

TwitterMost You Don't Know

FacebookFriends/Family

LinkedInFriends with Jobs

Google +Techy Friends

Different Groups/User Populations
Different Social Networking Sites Different Reasons

How do you engage with the public?

How do you build partnerships?

How do you build community resilience online?

Community Paper/Local NewsLocal Calendar of EventsLocal TVLocal Radio StationSocial SiteFacebookSocial SiteYouTubeSocial SiteTwitter

Micro-blog Feed

Twitter

Time Relevant Information Emergency Management Platform

Different Groups Reached per siteEasily accessible fast

Local SchoolONE WAY TO INTEGRATE EMIS

Local Weather

Local Emergency Management

UsingSocial MediaNot UsingSocial Media

UsingSocial Media III

Not UsingSocial MediaIIIIV

Local Community

4 Situations to Consider

What if you do little to nothing?

Are you as Social Media prepared as the Occupiers?

End result?

Who else is using in GA?

Variety of Groups within State

Douglas County building community online presence -

Where to go from here?