COVOST Resources

Social Media and Emergency Management Guides

• Disasters 2.0: The Application of Social Media Systems for Modern Emergency Management
• Social Media in an Emergency: A Best Practice Guide
• Social Media Primer For Risk Folks

Mobile Applications for Monitoring

• COVOST Mobile App Workbook

Social Media Courses

• IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management

Hashtags

• The Subtle Art of Hashtagging from @Opensf

Examples

• Document Created by Joplin's Facebook Page Authors
• 100 ways to be a power Twitter user 
• Social Media Software-Defined
• Ultimate Guide to Social Media Scheduling

Law Enforcement

Police embrace emerging social media tools.

• A recent Red Cross survey found that 44% of people would use social media to alert rescue crews if they couldn't call 9-1-1.
• http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/blotter/2012/07/social_media_use_questionable_in_law_enforcement