Hurricane Gustav - The first twitter evacuation
Sunday, August 31, 2008 15:14
Hurrincane Gustav is the first major Hurricane in the US history that is covered by a microblogging service like Twitter. God be with everyone there, the situation seems really serious. Some people decided to stay at home although the mayor was clear about the dangerous Gustav hurricane that is on its way to New Orleans
This is very, very serious, and we need you to heed this warning?We really don?t have the resources to rescue you after this
Twitter’s members give us the most realistic “coverage” of the Gustav alarm
Search fot the hashtag #gustav on twitter for a real time coverage.
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EdMad says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Really this is far better than cnn etc. Twitter and peoples journalism is the best think happened to web since google
JohnIE08 says:
August 31st, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Hello from New York! I have relatives there who are safe now far away. Please people evacuate!
Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog » Blog Archive » Hurricane Gustav hits online media says:
September 1st, 2008 at 11:16 am
[...] Weberence has created a round-up of twitterers affected by the hurricane giving a highly personalised account of the storm; while a Twitter account set up as the American Red Cross is giving followers up-to-the-minute details of evacuation procedures and safety information. [...]
Blogs Offer Communication, Information, and Connections During Disasters « Lorelle on WordPress says:
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
[...] Tumblr, played a huge role in preparation, response, and reaction to Hurricane Gustav. According to Weberence.com, Hurricane Gustav is the first major US hurricane covered by microblogging services like Twitter. [...]
PICnet Blog » Blog Archive » Twitter tweets vs. Facebook status updates says:
September 25th, 2008 at 11:57 am
[...] for delivering a message quickly and directly to a large community. For instance, during the recent hurricanes that swept the southeast, Twitter feeds were setup among volunteers to help co-ordinate support [...]