Humanitarian information management is a critical process during disaster response. Since speed and accuracy are indicators of the success of humanitarian information management, and since both are provided by new communication technologies, the application of such technologies seems to be obvious. However, this article aims to show that, at least for the time being, an exclusive focus on new communication technologies is not wise. Below are the five phenomena in disaster management that do not fit properly together, and thereafter a proposal is outlined on how to optimize humanitarian information management under the current circumstances.