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A Social Media Storm

By Michael Coyle Posted on 24/10/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with communications, rescue, social media, technology
A Social Media Storm

A cautionary tale of adverse effects of Social Media during a SAR operation

The idiocy of using social media to call for help

By Michael Coyle Posted on 11/10/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with backcountry, communications, GPS, rant, smart phone, smartphone, social media, technology
The idiocy of using social media to call for help
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Why posting to Social Media when you are lost is a very very stupid thing to do

Google Public Alerts

By Michael Coyle Posted on 30/01/2012 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with safety, social media, technology

Some comments about the recently announced Google Public Alerts system.

A Social Media Policy for SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 14/12/2011 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with management, policy, SAR, SMEM, SMSAR, social media
A Social Media Policy for SAR
Descending Mount Matier

The need for a Social Media Policy for Search and Rescue teams and members is explored

Social Media in SAR Management: Getting The Word Out

By Michael Coyle Posted on 08/12/2011 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with management, SAR, social media, urban SAR
Social Media in SAR Management: Getting The Word Out
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A discussion of best practises for SAR teams in the use of Social Media in SAR Management, and disseminating information

Housekeeping: social media

By Michael Coyle Posted on 08/08/2011 Posted in Blog Entry Tagged with meta, social media

On a non-SAR, non blog note, I’ve been using Facebook and Twitter a bit, mostly for the same thing. Every once in a while I come across an article on another site that’s related to what I write about, or …

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