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Author
Amanda L. Hughes
;
Leysia Palen
Title
Twitter adoption and use in mass convergence and emergency events
Type
Conference Article
Year
2009
Publication
ISCRAM 2009 – 6th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Boundary Spanning Initiatives and New Perspectives
Abbreviated Journal
ISCRAM 2009
Volume
Issue
Pages
Keywords
Information systems
;
Crisis informatics
;
Emergency
;
Micro-blogging
;
Social media
;
Twitter
;
Social networking (online)
Abstract
This paper offers a descriptive account of Twitter (a micro-blogging service) across four high profile, mass convergence events-two emergency and two national security. We statistically examine how Twitter is being used surrounding these events, and compare and contrast how that behavior is different from more general Twitter use. Our findings suggest that Twitter messages sent during these types of events contain more displays of information broadcasting and brokerage, and we observe that general Twitter use seems to have evolved over time to offer more of an information-sharing purpose. We also provide preliminary evidence that Twitter users who join during and in apparent relation to a mass convergence or emergency event are more likely to become long-term adopters of the technology.
Address
University of Colorado, Boulder, United States
Corporate Author
Thesis
Publisher
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM
Place of Publication
Gothenburg
Editor
J. Landgren, S. Jul
Language
English
Summary Language
English
Original Title
Series Editor
Series Title
Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume
Series Issue
Edition
ISSN
2411-3387
ISBN
9789163347153
Medium
Track
Collaboration and Social Networking
Expedition
Conference
6th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
Notes
Approved
no
Call Number
Serial
604
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