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Sarah E. Vieweg

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Situational Awareness In Mass Emergency: A Behavioral And Linguistic Analysis Of Microblogged Communications, Sarah E. Vieweg Jan 2012

Situational Awareness In Mass Emergency: A Behavioral And Linguistic Analysis Of Microblogged Communications, Sarah E. Vieweg

Sarah E. Vieweg

In times of mass emergency, users of Twitter (a popular microblogging service) often communicate information about the event, some of which contributes to situational awareness. Situational awareness refers to a state of understanding the “big picture” in time- and safety-critical situations. The more situational awareness people have, the better equipped they are to make informed decisions. Given that hundreds of millions of Twitter communications (known as “tweets”) are sent every day and emergency events regularly occur, automated methods are needed to identify those tweets that contain actionable, tactical information. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore how Twitter is …


The Emergence Of Online Widescale Interaction In Unexpected Events: Assistance, Alliance And Retreat, Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg Jan 2008

The Emergence Of Online Widescale Interaction In Unexpected Events: Assistance, Alliance And Retreat, Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.


Collective Intelligence In Disaster: An Examination Of The Phenomenon In The Aftermath Of The 2007 Virginia Tech Shootings, Sarah Vieweg, Leysia Palen, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda L. Hughes, Jeannette Sutton Jan 2008

Collective Intelligence In Disaster: An Examination Of The Phenomenon In The Aftermath Of The 2007 Virginia Tech Shootings, Sarah Vieweg, Leysia Palen, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda L. Hughes, Jeannette Sutton

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.


In Search Of The Bigger Picture: The Emergent Role Of On-Line Photo Sharing In Times Of Disaster, Sophia B. Liu, Leysia Palen, Jeannette Sutton, Amanda L. Hughes, Sarah Vieweg Jan 2008

In Search Of The Bigger Picture: The Emergent Role Of On-Line Photo Sharing In Times Of Disaster, Sophia B. Liu, Leysia Palen, Jeannette Sutton, Amanda L. Hughes, Sarah Vieweg

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.


Criteria For Manual Clustering Of Verb Senses, Cecily Jill Duffield, Jena D. Hwang, Susan Windisch Brown, Dmitriy Dligach, Sarah E. Vieweg, Jenny Davis, Martha Palmer Jan 2007

Criteria For Manual Clustering Of Verb Senses, Cecily Jill Duffield, Jena D. Hwang, Susan Windisch Brown, Dmitriy Dligach, Sarah E. Vieweg, Jenny Davis, Martha Palmer

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.


Criteria For The Manual Grouping Of Verb Senses, Cecily Jill Duffield, Jena D. Hwang, Susan Windisch Brown, Dmitriy Dligach, Sarah E. Vieweg, Jenny Davis, Martha Palmer Jan 2007

Criteria For The Manual Grouping Of Verb Senses, Cecily Jill Duffield, Jena D. Hwang, Susan Windisch Brown, Dmitriy Dligach, Sarah E. Vieweg, Jenny Davis, Martha Palmer

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.


Crisis Informatics: Studying Crisis In A Networked World.”, Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg, Jeannette Sutton, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda L. Hughes Jan 2007

Crisis Informatics: Studying Crisis In A Networked World.”, Leysia Palen, Sarah Vieweg, Jeannette Sutton, Sophia B. Liu, Amanda L. Hughes

Sarah E. Vieweg

No abstract provided.