Backpacking, social media, and crises: a discussion of online social convergence
Conference paper
Paris, C. and Rubin, S. 2013. Backpacking, social media, and crises: a discussion of online social convergence. International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 22-25, 2013. Austria 22 - 25 Jan 2013 Springer. pp. 207-217 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36309-2_18
Type | Conference paper |
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Title | Backpacking, social media, and crises: a discussion of online social convergence |
Authors | Paris, C. and Rubin, S. |
Abstract | The use of social media during a disaster or crisis event has become a topic of interest among scholars from various disciplines, including recent studies in tourism. The purpose of this paper is to explore how backpackers travelling in the midst of the crisis have used social media and how friends and family seeking information about the travellers have used this emerging media. The discussion is situated within a conceptual framework based on the concepts of ‘collective intelligence’, ‘Digital Social Convergence’, and ‘Hyperawareness’. Two main case studies of backpackers caught in a crisis are presented: a natural disaster (the Chilean earthquake in 2010) and political violence (the violence surrounding the protests in Bangkok in 2010). |
Conference | International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 22-25, 2013 |
Page range | 207-217 |
Proceedings Title | Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2013: Proceedings of the International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 22-25, 2013 |
ISBN | |
Paperback | 978-3-642-36308-5 |
Electronic | 978-3-642-36309-2 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication dates | |
14 May 2013 | |
Online | 18 Nov 2013 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 04 May 2016 |
Accepted | 01 Jan 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36309-2_18 |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-36309-2 |
Language | English |
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