# Twitterific Disaster Relief Twitter Providing Support Makes for Speedy Survival By Summer Luu | Published 2010-11-23 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-providing-support References: [fastcompany](http://www.fastcompany.com/1704521/twitter-enables-diy-disaster-relief-in-indonesia) & [flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvids/) [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-tipping-features) providing support during overwhelming natural disasters is the best use of social media I've seen by far. Most recently, Indonesian tech-savvy people are taking things into their own hands using Twitter in support of relief efforts. In the past month, Indonesia has experienced [earthquakes, volcano eruptions and tsunamis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quakesense). People acted fast in [tweeting aid supports](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/operation-retweet), causing a powerfully viral effect from the locals and online community. Twitter providing support of Indonesia's disaster relief efforts is proving to be just what is needed to make an immediate difference. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Activism](https://www.trendhunter.com/activism) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Social Media Disaster Relief:** Using social media platforms like Twitter for disaster relief efforts can provide immediate and widespread support to affected areas. - **Tech-savvy Aid Initiatives:** The use of technology, such as Twitter, by tech-savvy individuals during natural disasters allows for quick and efficient aid efforts. - **Viral Aid Support Movements:** The viral effect caused by people sharing aid support tweets on Twitter creates a powerful movement that amplifies relief efforts. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Social Media:** The social media industry can explore ways to optimize their platforms to support disaster relief efforts and facilitate communication during crisis situations. - **Technology:** The technology industry can develop innovative tools and applications that leverage social media platforms like Twitter to enable more effective and coordinated disaster response. - **Communication:** The communication industry can adapt their strategies and infrastructure to harness the potential of social media platforms in disaster relief efforts, ensuring faster and widespread dissemination of information and support. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wildfire-Detecting Social Monitoring AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/following-wildfire.md) - [Hygiene-Focused Disaster Relief Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tide-loads-of-hope.md) - [Social Media Tipping Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-media-tipping-features.md) - [Connective Altruistic Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-2-help.md) - [Social Copy Optimizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tweetfast1.md) - [Brand-Led Disaster Relief Efforts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disaster-relief-efforts.md) - [AI Social Media Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowball-fatg.md) - [Crisis Response Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charity-1.md) - [Flood Data Management Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iceye.md)