Texas A&M at Corpus Christi is directing folks interested in the power outage to their website. A good example of the use of main stream media and RSS – and a good example of how other social media can be used such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to share information. –  CORPUS CHRISTI — Three buildings on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi campus will remain without power Thursday after a power outage late Wednesday. School officials reported that power went out in various parts

To effectively use social media during a crisis, you must have used it in a sustainable fashion well before the emergency. Social media builds electronic relationships, which over time builds trust and credibility between the users of your site and your organization. The time to start a social media site IS NOT WHEN THE CRISIS IS UNDERWAY! Join me and others for a social media webinar entitled: Campus Crisis and Social Media, February 28 from 2 pm – 3:30 pm. more information