Tips for Using Social Media During Emergencies - Michael Dumlao

Tip 1

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Make social media efforts

message driven, not channel driven

Tip 2

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Keep messages brief and pertinent.

People are not really reading,

they are scanning

Tip 3

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Have a Plan B

Tip 4

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Avoid “elitism” or the

belief that people in charge know more and the “general public” is prone to misbehavior.

Tip 5

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Forge partnerships for

sharing methods and messages

Tip 6

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Make sure you can receive

public input. Remember

that social media is not just about you talking to the public; it also is about the public talking to you and to each other.

contact

Tim Tinker ([email protected]) & Michael Dumlao ([email protected])

Dr. Timothy [email protected]

Michael [email protected]