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Crisis Communications on the Web. Tim Schneider Manager, Web Services Creative Services, External Relations University of Alberta. What could possibly go wrong?. media attention. active shooter. fire. bomb threat. expolosion. bad news. pandemic. You never know. road closures.
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Crisis Communications on the Web Tim Schneider Manager, Web Services Creative Services, External Relations University of Alberta
media attention active shooter fire bomb threat expolosion bad news pandemic You never know road closures scandal systems failure riot blizzard tornado terrorist good news computer compromise
Building your plan • you can’t plan for everything • starting point • control what you know • checklist
~40% PANDEMIC
Level 3 Level 3
Level 3 • Traffic spike • This is all that matters • Ongoing event
April 16, 2007Virginia Tech • 9 minutes • 49 people shot • 32 dead
April 16, 2007Virginia Tech • Normal day: ~15GB • April 16: 432GB
April 16, 2007Virginia Tech • Normal day: 193,258 Page Views • April 16: 2,294,687 Page Views
What to plan for • Speed • Download • Time to publish • You could be anywhere • Keep it simple • Mobile devices
Level 3 page • Minimize external calls (.js, .css) • Remove Google Analytics? • Shutdown all other services on the server • Provide mobile css • ~20Kb
Procedural • Identify source that will provide the web updates • One person should always remain connected
Other communication tools • Twitter
Other communication tools • Twitter • Google Earth