{"id":108,"date":"2020-07-02T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T00:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brolly.com.au\/?p=108"},"modified":"2020-10-23T16:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T05:01:53","slug":"social-media-source-expert-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brolly.io\/au\/blog\/2020\/07\/02\/social-media-source-expert-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media as a source of expert help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yes, people\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0look for help and information on social media<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you were on Twitter when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, then you\u2019ll remember very well the sudden rise in hashtags like #covid19 #coronavirus #flatteningthecurve #socialdistancing #stayhome and #lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at QUT analysed 2.8 million Tweets referencing the pandemic and say their analysis showed \u201cAustralian Twitter users were actively seeking expert information on the platform.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/queensland\/how-social-media-was-ahead-of-the-curve-when-it-came-to-covid-19-20200629-p557cp.html\">Read the full article<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the Brisbane Times.<\/p>\n<p><b>What this means for you<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 this study provides further evidence that posting and sharing good information during times of crisis can really help. 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