Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 19, 2011
The first example is Ushahidi – originally designed as a tool for mapping reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election unrest in 2008. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing. Examples from Haiti.
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