Watch what's going on around Hurricane Gustav and the power of social media for connecting news sources and "real" people on the ground.
Andy Carvin creates a Ning group for alerts and information. It includes the latest news, traffic cams, a twitter feed, and much more.
Here's the associated Facebook group.
Here's the main Twitter query feed and the GustavFeed set up by EngageJoe.
A Gustav wiki is built based on the Katrina wiki's format, with up to date information. From the site; "It's intended to be centralized site for links to information everywhere else on the web; please publicize it far and wide." It includes lists of aid agencies, helpline numbers, animal rescue info, even an IRC channel. And a list of relevant Twitter resources.
CNN's Rick Sanchez is on Twitter and on the case. He's freely quoting from Twitter, Facebook and Myspace messages during his newscasts on CNN (which I was watching for part of the afternoon) - as well as citizen journalist videos such as this one that I just found off the twitter feed.
Hurricane Gustav In my Back yard from Uway folife on Vimeo.
It goes without saying that all of this has come together in a matter of days (if not hours). Amazing. If I am ever in any kind of disaster, natural or otherwise, Twitter will be the first place I turn.
8.31.2008
Gustav: The power of social media LIVE
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Maddie, nice pick-up on how SM can actually keep us tied to events that can/will/do impact our lives. It's yet another reason why I am so passionate about it and also such a fan of yours (great catch).
I'll be posting a few more socnet resources, many of which were active during Katrina as well, to T4P shortly.
And thanks for the attention, Mads.
This is a valuable niche for social media. It's communicating when it REALLY matters.
It is truly amazing how you can connect the world to latest news, events, and emergency situations. I know of people where their only communication tool was Twitter during earthquakes and storms, and it is a testimonial to the way social media is forming.
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