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Research Topic: Roles of social media in locating needs in disaster
Crisis or emergencies are complex and can have disproportionate impacts on the affected
individuals if immediate action is not taken. Harnessing the characteristics of social media tools
during crisis creates avenues for collaboration that help build more resilient communities. Social
media platforms play a vital role in enhancing collaboration during the crisis by disseminating
information to all responsible parties through social networks and blogs. For example, at the
onset of the crisis, information from social networks and blogs can be accessed by crisis team
and other responsible citizens to help identify the source and the severity of the crisis. Such
information can facilitate a faster response to the crisis which can ultimately help in minimizing
the threat resulting from the disastrous situation. To critically analyze the role of social media in
locating needs in during a disaster, the following research questions are pertinent:
Research questions
1. How do social media facilitate communication and collaboration during a crisis?
2. To what extent do social media tools bring about access to relevant and timely
information during a crisis?
The two questions above will provide the basis for evaluating the value of social media
tools in locating needs during a crisis. A large body of research contends that social media tools
and platforms have changed the information dissemination pathways during emergencies. On the
same note, social media has facilitated the manner in which crises are tracked by providing a
reliable information sharing platforms during a disaste...