Humanity Road was nominated for a Shorty Award!

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Congratulations to the winners of the 4th Annual Shorty Awards!
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Most recent nominations for Humanity Road

Chris Dennenmoser
Chris Dennenmoser I endorse @HumanityRoad in the Shorty category #lifesavinghero because their way of disaster relief is unique #hmrd
Bettie
Bettie I endorse @HumanityRoad in the Shorty category #lifesavinghero because they provide vital info in times of disaster.
Eileen Culleton
Eileen Culleton I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they empower "voluntweeters" to help save lives in disasters
Emergency 2.0 Wiki
Emergency 2.0 Wiki I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they empower social media volunteers to save lives in disasters
Frederica
Frederica RT @JeffreyHayzlett: RT @peaceful_intent: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero volunteers helping in Haiti ht ...
thePMA
thePMA RT @JeffreyHayzlett: RT @peaceful_intent: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero volunteers helping in Haiti ht ...
Jeffrey Hayzlett
Jeffrey Hayzlett RT @peaceful_intent: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero volunteers helping in Haiti
Fr. Geof Franklin
Fr. Geof Franklin I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because of their tireless work 4 disaster victims.
OK Crisis Mappers
OK Crisis Mappers I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because...The're on the spot with #SMEM support.
Cindy Becker
Cindy Becker RT @redcrossmom: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers help people in disaster to get aid ht ...
Renee McDowell
Renee McDowell RT @RVAREGal: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because of the great work they do in times of disaster. htt ...
Christine Thompson
Christine Thompson I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they helped a Pakistan Dr get snake anti-venom
Patrice Cloutier
Patrice Cloutier I Nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers helped when cholera hit #Haiti
Stephanie Hilmes
Stephanie Hilmes RT @shortyvotes: @HumanityRoad, you were nominated by @stephazilla (and 50 others) for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero ...
BlackCelebrityGiving
BlackCelebrityGiving We nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers helped when cholera hit #Haiti and saved lives! #GiveBack
Stephanie Hilmes
Stephanie Hilmes I nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers helped when cholera hit Haiti
Chris Fisher
Chris Fisher RT @Peaceful_intent: I nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers helped when cholera hit Haiti htt ...
Cat Graham
Cat Graham I nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers helped when cholera hit Haiti
Cindy Becker
Cindy Becker RT @Fidget02: I nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #charity because they do amazing voluntary work
Cindy Becker
Cindy Becker RT @Fidget02: I nominate @humanityroad for a Shorty Award in #humanitarian because their disaster comms is inspiring
Beth Boyd
Beth Boyd RT @redcrossmom: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because volunteers help people in disaster to get aid ht ...
aaron_kempf
aaron_kempf I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they have helped to accelerate our response to d
Aaron Huslage
Aaron Huslage RT @sahnetaeter: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they are awesome ppl! Pls RT! Thx! #hmrd http:// ...
RHoK Switzerland
RHoK Switzerland RT @sahnetaeter: I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero because they are awesome ppl! Pls RT! Thx! #hmrd http:// ...
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts I nominate @HumanityRoad for a Shorty Award in #lifesavinghero for saving lives (and my bacon) after Ala. tornadoes.
The Shorty Interview
with Humanity Road
What's your best tweet?
Verify twice tweet once - rumors put lives at risk
What are six things you could never do without?
honesty, integrity, community, engagement, collaboration, commitment
Twitter or Facebook?
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
#snakewithaplan faked twitter account when @BronxZoosCobra escaped
What feature should Twitter add?
We would love to store and reuse some tweets, organize them for us!
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
We try to avoid abbreviations to improve online translations
Why should we vote for you?
Our volunteers monitor the Internet 24/7 and work on disasters where needed most. Their dedication deserves your vote
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
Wow that's a hard one. Probably helping to arrange helicopter airlift of injured and sick people in Haiti
How do you make your tweets unique?
Be accurate, brief, use hashtags and a dash of humor
What inspires you to tweet?
the chance to help people save lives, to improve preparedness and reduce the loss of life of humans and animals impacted by disaster
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
140 characters of advice for a new user?
Be honest and true. Be helpful to others, verify before tweeting and retweeeting and thank those who follow and have helped you.
How long can you go without a tweet?
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
@norfolkdistrict - they are always ready to help others and just plain fun to chat with
Why should people follow you?
Our volunteers monitor the Internet round the clock and share important information to help you survive, sustain and reunite in a disaster
How do you decide what to tweet?
The need defines our tweets
Why'd you start tweeting?
to provide a way for people to help each other.
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
It empowered the people next door and around the world to help each other .
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
We wish more people would verify facts before spreading information
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
tweeting without verifying - mis-informaton puts lives at risk

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