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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

My contribution to the panel is to provide context about the use of social media in emergency and disaster response as well as an overview of some of the tools we saw deployed last year and we may see in the future. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Citizen-Powered Response.

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Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment

Robert Weiner

This spam is both lame (no graphic, no attempt to make the senders address look legit, mangled English) and odious -- preying on disaster victims (one can hope they're just preying on greedy idiots who will pretend to be disaster victims). 3) Phone And Fax Number. (4) Sender: Ban ki Moon (Info@cast.net). Attention: Beneficiary.

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How to Back Up Your Android Phone or Tablet

Tech Soup

Fortunately, backing up your contacts, photos, and apps is easier than ever. Last week, we covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets. This week, we'll cover how to back up your Android phone or tablet. Backing up your phone or tablet information to your Google account is a snap on phones running Android 4.1

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How to Backup Your Windows Phone or Windows 8 Tablet

Tech Soup

Fortunately, backing up your contacts, photos, and apps is easier than ever. We'll start with Windows devices, but posts on Android and iOS phones and tablets will come in the following weeks. Backing Up Windows Phone. This 3G phone features a 4.1-inch The Venue Pro can upgrade to Windows Phone 7.5,

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Nonprofit Donor Retention 101: Always Do This

Bloomerang

There were two instances this year where I made gifts over and above what I had intended and they both involved personal contact from someone in the development office (director or gifts officer). The organization described how they were helping those affected by the disaster, and how their services would be evolving over time.

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The Single Most Important Thing to Prepare for Disasters

Tech Soup

On this 10th anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, we polled a variety of smart NPtech cognoscenti on the single most important thing charities need to do to prepare for a disaster. Voice over IP phones are probably the most important (and least utilized) technology for that purpose. Here's what they said.

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How to Backup Your iPhone or iPad

Tech Soup

If you are one of the people who received a phone or tablet for the holidays, now is the time to start coming up with a mobile backup plan. Fortunately, backing up your contacts, photos, and apps is easier than ever. We've already covered Windows Phones and Windows 8 tablets along with Android phones and tablets.