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An approach to selecting keywords to track on twitter during a disaster

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Abstract

Several studies on Twitter usage during disasters analyze tweets collected using ad-hoc keywords pre-defined by researchers. While recent efforts have worked to improve this methodology, open questions remain about which keywords can be used to uncover tweets contributing to situational awareness (SA) and the quality of tweets returned using different terms. Herein we consider a novel methodology for uncovering relevant keywords one can use to search for tweets containing situational awareness. We provide a description of the methodology and initial results which suggest our approach may lead to better keywords to use for keyword searching during disasters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
PublisherThe Pennsylvania State University
Pages672-676
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9780692211946
StatePublished - 2014
Event11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2014 - University Park, PA, United States
Duration: May 1 2014May 1 2014

Publication series

NameISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityUniversity Park, PA
Period05/1/1405/1/14

Keywords

  • Data mining
  • Sampling from twitter
  • Social media and disasters
  • Twitter

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