[1] Within the book is a best practice guide and various tools and resources to help practitioners navigate big data and use of social media in humanitarian emergencies.

[1] Included case studies include digital humanitarian responses to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Typhoon Pablo where the Philippines government coordination of digital response was praised,[1] an earthquake in Chile, the Libyan revolution, a fire in Russia, a US superstorm, and political instability in Kyrgyzstan.

[2] It includes Meier's commentary on the psychological and emotional impact on digital humanitarians exposed to images and accounts of injuries and unmet needs, with the Boston Marathon bombing used as a case study.

"[4] The book was described as "essential reading" for people interested in the intersection of humanitarian response and digital tools by Dimitrinka Atanasova at the London School of Economics.

[1] Writing for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Lucy Bernholz praised the books encouragement for humanitarian organizations, volunteers and companies to collaborate:[3]