SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE, DURING, & AFTER EMERGENCIES[edit]

Data and Analysis Tools for Increasing Public Reach

The following social media tools can be used by emergency managers to assess social media impact. By assessing its social media impact, an agency can identify what parts of its strategy are working and what steps it might take to improve performance.

These tools can be used to improve public engagement and to learn more about the scope of an agency's public reach through social media. ^33,34

A. Facebook Insights is a tool specifically for Facebook Pages that is used to analyze and track user interaction, such as number of people reached, number of likes, and who is talking about your page. These tools can help assess the best time of day and week to post for maximum engagement, as well as what type of content is most popular. 

B. Twitter Analytics is an analytics tool that looks specifically at Twitter activity to measure engagement by analyzing tweet activity. This tool also analyzes the interests, demographics, and location of your Twitter followers.

C.Sprout Social: An all-inclusive tool for managing and monitoring social media, offering a wide range of advanced options for businesses. It enables you to analyze topics, hashtags, and keywords across multiple social media platforms, providing a contextual and qualitative assessment.  

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References

³³ Skolnik, A. (2013, July 29). FEMA's Updated Social Media Tools. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/83163

³⁴ Mazmanian, A. (2013, July 9). Twitter for Disaster Responders. Retrieved from http://fcw.com/articles/2013/07/09/fema-social-media.aspx