Backchannels on the Front Lines: Emergent Uses of Social Media in the 2007 Southern California Wildfires
Jeannette Sutton, Leysia Palen, and Irina Shklovski
Collective Intelligence in Disaster: Examination of the Phenomenon in the Aftermath of the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting
Sarah Vieweg, Leysia Palen, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda L. Hughes, and Jeannette Sutton
Crisis Informatics: Studying Crisis in a Networked World
Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg, Jeannette Sutton, Sophia B. Lui, and Amanda Hughes
Finding Community Through Information and Communication Technology During Disaster Events
Irina Shklovski, Leysia Palen, and Jeannette Sutton
In Search of the Bigger Picture: The Emergent Role of On-Line Photo Sharing in Times of Disaster
Sophia B. Liu, Leysia Palen, Jeannette Sutton, Amanda L. Hughes, and Sarah Vieweg
"Site-Seeing" in Disaster: An Examination of On-Line Social Convergence
Amanda L. Hughes, Leysia Palen, Jeannette Sutton, Sophia B. Liu, and Sarah Vieweg
Public Turning to Social Media Sources for Information During Disasters and Major Events, CU-Boulder Researchers Find
University of Colorado at Boulder, April 15
Fargo Uses Social Networks to Fight Floodwaters
Los Angeles Times, March 26, 2009
Disaster Experts: Twitter is Deadly Serious Stuff
Tech President, March 25, 2009
Sharing Information...And Grief
The Canadian Press, March 12, 2009
Researchers: Social Networking Sites Critical in Disaster Situations
Denver Channel 7, March 9, 2009
Don't Fight Twitter, Disaster Experts Say
UPI, March 6, 2009
Social Networking: Crisis Communication
Nature News, January 21, 2009 (Subscription may be required)
Social Media and the Democratic Convention: What Happens When Web 2.0 Meets the Official Version?"
The Natural Hazards Observer, November 2008, pp. 7-9
Facebook, Blogs are the New Face of Disaster Info
Daily Camera, July 14, 2008
Facebook is the new Associated Press and the new FEMA
The Alumni Association of the University of Colorado Weekly Horn, Sept. 19, 2008