1. Communicating to family and friends and social media friends or no one in particular to #staysafe
2. Warnings and tips for the public from media and commercial companies.
3. Tweeting @ media companies directly to find out information about the storm.
4. Sharing jokes and making light of the situation (One person tweeted that his friend was having a great time jet skiing on the coast of NY).
5. Speculation on how #Sandy will impact the coming election.
6. Sharing live video feed of New York, an important facet of this storm coverage.
7. Speculation on how hurricanes are name altogether (One person tweeted “Sandy sounds like someone my mom would have tea with”)
8. Updates on the progression of the storm
9. Sharing news articles and videos of the damage
10. Sharing photos (which may or may not be real)

How did you use social media during this storm?