1. By:
Yael
Teryohin
Photo:
IgorTer
(Flickr)

2. More
than
50%
of
individuals
learn
about
breaking
news
through
their
social
networking
sites
instead
of
tradi0onal
news
media
Photo
by:
Yuichiro
Chino
(Flickr)
Source:
Roy
Morejon,
How
social
Media
is
replacing
TradiEonal
Journalism
as
a
news
source

3. Photo
via
Flickr
by:
Null
Value
Recently social media has been on a
rise for helping police in investigations

4. Crowdsourcing: a p r a c t i c e t h a t
g a t h e r s t o g e t h e r s e r v i c e s , i d e a s
o r c o n t e n t f r o m a l a r g e g r o u p o f
p e o p l e . T h e s e d a y s t h e y a r e
t y p i c a l l y done online w h e r e i t
i s e a s y t o g a t h e r t o g e t h e r a
l a r g e g r o u p o f p e o p l e u s i n g
social media n e t w o r k s .
Photo
Via
Flick
by:
Harley
Astorga
Source:
Benji
Arriola,
When
Search
and
Social
Media
Can
help
Solve
Crime

5. Crowdsourcing in the internet age
has taken the public’s involvement in
solving crimes to a new level
Photo
via
Flickr
by:
Will
C.

6. Photo
by
Bernard
Bujold
(Flicker)
Less
than
24hrs
aQer
the
two
explosions.
The
FBI
had
compiled
10
terabytes
of
date
from
the
public
in
hopes
of
finding
informaEon
that
would
help
lead
them
to
the
suspects
Source:
Sonny
Singh,
How
Big
Data
Use
is
Helping
Catch
Criminals

7. According to Corporal Frank
Domizio of the Philadelphia Police
Department, approximately 200
videos are shared online and
promoted in social media
sites let to 112 arrests as of
December 2012
Source:
Benji
Arriola,
When
Search
and
Social
Media
Can
help
Solve
Crime

8. InternaEonal
AssociaEon
of
Chief
of
Police
found
that
in
2011,
40%
of
agencies
were
using
social
media
to
solicit
Eps
from
the
public.
Just
one
year
later,
that
percentage
jumped
to
56.8%
Photo
by
Jason
Howie
(Flickr)
Source:
Casey
Glynn
Boston
Marathon
Bombing
“Crowdsourcing”
How
ciEzens
are
using
the
internet
to
help
solve
crimes

9. Photo
by:
neimon2
(Flickr)
Responses
are quicker;
and the
scope is
much larger-
than the
traditional tip
line” Mancy Kolb
Source:
Boston
Marathon
Bombing
“Crowdsourcing”
How
ciEzens
are
using
the
internet
to
help
solve
crimes

10. “Social
media
is
at
the
forefront
of
events”
Wosmefski
Photo
by
Anjuga
Grali
(Flickr)
Source:
Bostom
Marathon
Bombing
“Crowdsourcing:”
How
ciEzens
are
using
the
internet
to
help
solve
crimes

11. AQer
the
2011
Vancouver
riots,
invesEgators
received
5,000
hours
of
video
from
the
public,
helping
them
find
suspect
Image:
Lesly
Furon
(Flickr)+
Photoshop
Source:
Douglas
Quan,
Boston
bombing
invesEgators
may
turn
to
Vancouver
for
help
analyzing
videos

12. Photo
by:
Lee
Traupel
(Flickr)

13. Incorrect
identification of
suspects can cause
the investigation to
slow down; in
worse cases it can
put an innocent
person behind bars
Created
through
Photoshop:
Inspired
by
Google
Images

14. TradiFonal
media
outlets
feel
pressure
from
social
media
being
such
a
quick
way
to
disseminate
informaFon
Causing
them
to
post wrong
information
without
ensuring
it
is
true
just
to
get
ahead
of
social
media
Image:
Karl
Londy
(Flickr)

15. Social
media
also
aids
disaster
recovery
efforts
called:
Digital
Philanthropy
Photo
by
Peter
Patau
(Flickr)

16. Social media has made a difference before,
during and after catastrophes by providing easy
accessibility, raising awareness and providing
donations
Photo:
Haris
lorgi
(Flickr)

17. During the earthquake in Haiti, social
media users were used as a base for
volunteers by Ushahidi, a piece of
software that allows digital
volunteers to create maps for first
responders in a disaster zone
Photo
by
Thpls
(Flickr)
Source:
Trends
in
Social
Media:
Use
in
Natural
Disasters

18. Study
found
that
more
than
55%
of
digital
ac0ve,
cause-­‐Savvy
American
adults
were
likely
to
do
far
more
than
simply
“like”
a
cause
Source:
Reuter,
Social
Media
Users
are
More
Willing
to
Support
a
Good
Cause

19. Source:
Reuter,
Social
Media
Users
are
More
Willing
to
Support
a
Good
Cause
Photo:
Igorter
(Flickr)

20. 52% to donate
personal items or food
Source:
Reuter,
Social
Media
Users
are
More
Willing
to
Support
a
Good
Cause
Photo:
Steve
Crawford
(flickr)

21. Source:
Reuter,
Social
Media
Users
are
More
Willing
to
Support
a
Good
Cause

22. 54%
of
respondents
indicate
they
are
more
likely
to
support
a
cause
through
social
media
rather
than
offline
Source:
Reuter,
Social
Media
Users
are
More
Willing
to
Support
a
Good
Cause
Image:
Sherly
Lung
(Flickr)

23. In
a
Eme
of
restricted
budgets,
the
online
world
has
saved
some
invesEgators
Fme
and
money
because
it
someEmes
provides
the
one
(p
that
results
in
a
case
closed
Image:
Ben
HasEng
(Flickr)

24. Social media can’t save us. It
can help, but we need engaged,
active and well informed people to
make the change!
Image:
Sulina2N
(Flickr)

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