Social media platforms provide active communication channels during mass convergence
and emergency events such as disasters caused by natural hazards. As a result, first …

Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the use of social media in emergency and crisis events
has greatly increased and many studies have concentrated on the use of ICT and social …

Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However,
emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would like to use this …

People all over the world are regularly affected by disasters and emergencies. Besides
official emergency services, ordinary citizens are getting increasingly involved in crisis …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use Twitter analytics for analyzing the startup
ecosystem of India. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses descriptive analysis and …

Recent disasters have shown an increase in the significance of social media for both
affected citizens and volunteers alike in the coordination of information and organization of …

Micro-blogging sites like Twitter, over the last decade, have evolved into a proactive
communication channel during mass convergence and emergency events, especially in …

Social Media and micro-blogging is being used during crisis events to provide live up-to-
date information as events evolve (before, during and after). Messages are posted by …

More than 3 billion people use the Internet, many of whom also use social media services
such as the social network Facebook with about 1.35 billion active users monthly or the …

Mobilising helpers in the event of a flood or letting friends know that you are okay in the
event of a terrorist attack–more and more people are using social media in emergency, crisis …