by amvandenhurk | Oct 31, 2016 | Newspaper Column, Social Media Crisis Communications
Social Media Disaster Response is Key Chaos. That is what a disaster brings. While you cannot prevent a disaster, especially a natural disaster, you can prepare to communicate effectively during one. The reason? People need information to make choices about their... by amvandenhurk | Oct 31, 2016 | Crisis Communications, Newspaper Column, Social Media Crisis Communications
Social Media Disaster Response is Key Chaos. That is what a disaster brings. While you cannot prevent a disaster, especially a natural disaster, you can prepare to communicate effectively during one. The reason? People need information to make choices about their... by amvandenhurk | Jul 22, 2015 | Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Media Crisis Communications
Threat of Twitter Parody Accounts We need to be aware of Twitter parody accounts of politicians and other celebrities during this cycle of presidential elections. Elections often bring out the best and worst in people. The digital space is no different. And... by amvandenhurk | Aug 25, 2014 | Crisis Communications, Monday Morning Ann-Sense, Social Media, Social Media Crisis Communications
The southeast’s premier tech conference, Converge South, announced speakers for 2014. I am pleased to say that I am one of those speakers. I will be joining some smart people sharing social knowledge. Converge South is celebrating their tenth anniversary! The... by amvandenhurk | Jun 20, 2014 | Crisis Communications, Social Media, Social Media Crisis Communications
How to get Brandjacked on Social Media Brandjacked on social media. That’s a lot easier to brandjack on social media than anywhere else for activists. All it takes is a Twitter account, Facebook Page, a hashtag, and a desire to inflict damage to a... 
by amvandenhurk | Mar 31, 2014 | Social Media Crisis Communications
Self Magazine learned a hard lesson recently on how to alienate and anger two vocal communities when they chose to include a young woman who is fighting brain cancer running a road race wearing a tutu in their section called BS Meter, which is billed as “Your...