Hi, My new book is now available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0415817412. In addition to examining social media and disaster, the book also gives an overview on actor-network theory and concepts of data/information/knowledge with regards to participatory culture. Here are the details from Routledge (more info here: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415817417/): In Social Media in Disaster Response: How Experience Architects Can Build for Participation, Liza Potts traces how everyday people communicate online during times of disaster. Looking at experiences across the social web, she examines how we can architect systems that encourage and facilitate participation. Her book provides methods and frameworks for researchers and practitioners in user experience, internet studies, technical communication, and computer science. Ch. 1 Experience, Disaster, and the Social Web Ch. 2 Methods for Researching and Architecting the Social Web Ch. 3 Locating Data in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Ch. 4 Validating Information during the London Bombings Ch. 5 Transferring Knowledge during the Mumbai Attacks Ch. 6 Architecting Systems for Participation For more information about the book, including an annotated table of contents, visit http://attw.org/publications/book-series/social-media-disaster-response. For the companion website (with templates for ANT diagrams and more info on actor-network theory, visit http://socialdisasterresponse.org/. Finally, if you would like to review the book for a journal, please contact my awesome editor Jo Mackiewicz at mackiewicz@auburn.edu. Thanks, Liza _________________________________________ Liza Potts, Ph.D. Michigan State University Senior Researcher at WIDE Research Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures 434 Farm Lane (Bessey Hall) Room 291, East Lansing, MI 48824 Gtalk: LKPotts | Skype: LKPotts | Portfolio: http://www.lizapotts.org/