The Mashable article 5 Social Media Lessons From the Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort has been brought to our attention. It has some interesting observations related to social media in times of extreme emergency. Author Geoff Livingston argues these 5 lessons - with one or two paragraphs and images for each:
1. Haiti Represents the Maturation of Mobile Giving
2. Online Participants Did More Than Just Give Money
3. Integration of Social with Traditional Media
4. The Story Was Emotional, but Not Fully Told
5. Immediacy and Impact Are Not the Same
But these seem to come from a "helper" and "follower" perspective. How do you react to these?
And, from a development perspective what 5 lessons should we draw from this tragic event for the added value and role of social media? ... - More