Comments on: Twitter & Twisters–A Life-Saving Combination

By: Jenerosity Marketing | Social Media Can Be a Positive Force!

Jenerosity Marketing | Social Media Can Be a Positive Force! — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 05:39:11 +0000

[…] the tragedy in Boston, social media guru, Kristen Lamb, even used Twitter as a weather forecast tool to avoid getting killed during a tornado alert in […]

By: jkramer11

jkramer11 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:14:00 +0000

Hey Kristen,

Love this post and going to link to it in my blog post next Tuesday if that’s cool with you. Trying to make the point that social media can be beneficial and this is the perfect example!

Thanks,
Jen
http://www.jenerositymarketing.com/blog

By: Boston Marathon Bombing Reveals the Best in People and a Dark Side to Twitter | Kristen Lamb's Blog

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:54:29 +0000

[…] world of instant communication and connection, and social media is a double-edged sword. Last year, social media saved lives and helped keep my family safe during a sudden outbreak of 22 tornadoes in … Since our power was out, all we could hear were sirens but we couldn’t tell if they were […]

By: Five Benefits You’re Missing If You’re Not On Twitter

Five Benefits You’re Missing If You’re Not On Twitter — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:04:26 +0000

[…] Twitter is real time, which means that while reporters are putting together their stories and getting approval from their editors, normal people on site are tweeting. Last August, Twitter lit up like a firefly on crack about the 5.8 earthquake in Virginia before the news stations could catch their balance. In the plague of tornadoes that rolled through Texas this spring, Twitter might have even saved lives. […]

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By: janedoe68

janedoe68 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:45:34 +0000

As much as I hate twitter I can see why it would come in handy at a time like this. I’ve personally been grateful, its one of the only “Acts of God” I haven’t lived through, though I have had funnel clouds over my house in Wyoming. Not fun. No where to hide. *chills just thinking about it*

By: Reetta Raitanen

Reetta Raitanen — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:02:44 +0000

Technology can be a huge help in dangerous times. It’s great that you were Tweeting out warnings and helped people stay safe.

We saw the use of social media in Finland after the tsunami in Thailand in 2004. Finnish diving teachers were traveling the disaster area and posting to social media the names of the Finnish (and other) survivors they encountered. Their lists were more accurate than those of the government’s because they were there in person.

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Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:55:51 +0000

[…] Best selling author Kristen Lamb found out the advantages of Twitter when her community was beset by tornadoes this week. Twitter & Twisters – A Life-Saving Combination […]

By: Julie Glover

Julie Glover — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:32:13 +0000

I’m in the Houston area, and we deal with hurricanes instead. I agree that social media is wonderful in this regard. I wasn’t on Twitter at the time, but through Facebook I learned a lot during the Hurricane Ike aftermath. The news guys were covering the worst areas, but that didn’t help me know what my own community looked like. Plus, people notified about where to find scant supplies (e.g., “Shell on Road X just got gas!”). We all felt connected through these mediums and were able to help each other out.

So glad y’all are okay. What a scary situation for my friends in the DFW area!

By: jonathaneliauthor

jonathaneliauthor — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:31:48 +0000

Growing up and now living in Indiana all you have to do up here is say Palm Sunday Tornados and people shudder. I was young in 1965 when they hit but still remember riding them out and the smell afterward. Glad you guys were save inTexas. We were very lucky and only had limited damage to our house. The ones on each side were gone! Mother Nature does like to keep us on our toes. Good luck! Peace.