Hurricane Katrina was thought to be the perfect storm. It punched Louisiana and Mississippi, causing horrific loss of life, tremendous damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure for miles, and a bruised national psyche.
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I am reminded again of the lessons that Katrina taught.
Information sharing and collaboration among the general population for disaster management and response is a very powerful thing.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you probably have at least heard of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Many of you probably already have a Facebook account and, like me, update your status a few times a day.
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