Social media has changed the way we communicate around the globe. But has the reach of social media damaged society, or has it come to the rescue?

1. social media
8 Uplifting Moments
TO THE RESCUE:

3. This just in: social media
platforms are perfect breeding
grounds for some nasty, rude,
and downright mean folks.

5. @#$%!!

6. But what about the other side?

8. What about the good that’s
come from the incredible reach
of social media?

9. like...
NATURAL DISASTER
RESPONSE

11. Tragic natural disasters will
always occur, the difference is,
we now have a way to respond
immediately worldwide.

13. 1,000,000Nearly one million people are
affected by natural disasters
each year.

15. In fact, social networks are
replacing 911 to contact
emergency responders.

16. on...
TWITTER

18. 2,300,0002.3 million Tweets were sent
within the first 48 hours of the
#HaitiEarthquake in 2010

20. “Survivors took to social media
to alert aid agencies of
their need…”

21. FEMA Tweeted during
Hurricane Sandy:
“Phone lines may be congested
during/after #Sandy. Let loved ones
know you’re okay by sending a text or
updating your social networks”

22. 1,188/MIN1,188 Tweets per minute were
sent during the Japan Tsunami
in 2011

23. on...
FACEBOOK

24. 4,500,0004.5 million status updates contained
the words: Japan, Earthquake, or
Tsunami on March 11, 2011.

26. 3,000,000Facebook responded by creating a
Disaster Message Board, equipped
with a SAFE button, which reached
3 million users by April 2011.

28. 1,000,000FB mentions for “Hurricane
Sandy,” or “Frankenstorm”
increased by 1,000,000%

29. Social Media clearly played a
huge role in Japan, Haiti, and
the U.S. in recent years...
#NepalEarthquake
#NepalQuake
In fact, you can help right now with
emergency relief in Nepal.

30. The power of social media
TO HELP FIND
MISSING PEOPLE

32. Social media networks are the
new "milk-cartons" in helping to
find missing people.

33. Loved ones and police now have
access to hundreds of thousands
of people with a single
tweet,update, or photo stream.

35. 98.5%According to the National Centre for
Missing or Exploited Children,
social media has helped to resolve
and recover 98.5 % of AMBER alerts
since 2005.

36. Tools like SecuraChild, an
AMBER alert system powered by
social networks, dramatically
increases chances of recovery by
sending blasts of information to
the social platforms.

38. So, social media isn't
ALL BAD,in fact, it has done some good in the world.

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40. Sources:
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http://www.newsweek.com/facebook-launches-safety-check-
feature-natural-disasters-277935
http://mashable.com/2013/05/21/social-media-disaster-response/

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