Emergencity :: admin: January 2009
We have integrated Flickr photos and Twitter microblogging into our data stream. The big picture for an incident comes into sharper focus as one combines mainstream media, official news and social media into one interface. We continue to move towards providing actionable information, so it can be used to make smart decisions during a crisis.
Check out the DC Inauguration Security Watch we have going.
From the Knoxville News Sentinel, Katie Allison Granju covers NationalIncidents.com:
And an add to the paper's Link Roundup: TVA environmental disaster in Roane County getting widespread attention
A new way to follow the TVA coal ash spill
A site called "NationalIncidents.com" is now offering aggregated coverage of the TVA coal ash spill, as well as a Twitter feed called "TVASpill."
NationalIncidents.com describes itself as, "...a primary source of actionable information for incidents nationwide, including natural disasters such as hurricanes, forest fires, floods and pandemics plus response to other asymmetric incidents including terrorism and civil unrest."
Other aggregators and feeds they offer cover the Athens riots, the Gaza air strikes, the Guinea coup (which I didn't even know about), and the "U.S. Inauguration Security Watch."
And an add to the paper's Link Roundup: TVA environmental disaster in Roane County getting widespread attention
NationalIncidents.com is actively covering four major incidents around the world. You can sign up for mobile notifications and cell-formatted content on each of our Incident home pages. We are Twittering mainstream news, agency reports and social media for the Gaza Conflict and the Inauguration Security Watch. And please vote for our project on IdeaBlob - its a quick, free signup and thumbs-up.
