The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

An Organized Collaborative Work Using Twitter in Flood Disaster

An Organized Collaborative Work Using Twitter in Flood Disaster
An Organized Collaborative Work Using Twitter in Flood Disaster
The use of Twitter in emergencies in providing vital information has become increasingly popular. Twitter users are able to use its services to work collaboratively regardless of physical distance. This paper is concerned with the use of Twitter in providing enhanced communication channels and assisting people in emergencies such as floods. An example of a case study is included in this paper.
Social network, Organised collaborative work, Twitter
Aljohani, Naif
eee7d8e8-46a9-48a0-8a45-c7fb58899fb3
Alahmari, Saad
2cc9e0ba-0c6a-4c7f-960d-23e159b37652
Aseere, Ali
19e7b4b1-5115-484f-83a8-c732dcb344bc
Aljohani, Naif
eee7d8e8-46a9-48a0-8a45-c7fb58899fb3
Alahmari, Saad
2cc9e0ba-0c6a-4c7f-960d-23e159b37652
Aseere, Ali
19e7b4b1-5115-484f-83a8-c732dcb344bc

Aljohani, Naif, Alahmari, Saad and Aseere, Ali (2011) An Organized Collaborative Work Using Twitter in Flood Disaster. ACM Web Science Conference 2011, , Koblenz, Germany. 13 - 16 Jun 2011. (Submitted)

Record type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)

Abstract

The use of Twitter in emergencies in providing vital information has become increasingly popular. Twitter users are able to use its services to work collaboratively regardless of physical distance. This paper is concerned with the use of Twitter in providing enhanced communication channels and assisting people in emergencies such as floods. An example of a case study is included in this paper.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Submitted date: 21 March 2011
Additional Information: Event Dates: 14-17 June, 2011
Venue - Dates: ACM Web Science Conference 2011, , Koblenz, Germany, 2011-06-13 - 2011-06-16
Keywords: Social network, Organised collaborative work, Twitter
Organisations: Web & Internet Science

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 272132
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272132
PURE UUID: f36d16df-3c1c-4d3e-8c16-749c2dfd7238

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 29 Mar 2011 20:02
Last modified: 10 Dec 2021 23:31

Export record

Contributors

Author: Naif Aljohani
Author: Saad Alahmari
Author: Ali Aseere

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×