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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. 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.

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The Social Media Response to the Disaster in Haiti

Amy Sample Ward

I have a guest post up on the NTEN blog discussing some of the ways social media was put into action as soon as the earthquakes struck in Haiti: When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. But the way we think about and turn to social media in a time of disaster is changing.

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Support Disaster Relief in Haiti

NetWits

The images coming out of Haiti following Tuesday's earthquake are heartbreaking. People are using the Internet to stay informed about the disaster, help communicate what's happening, and to donate to charities. It is comforting to know that so many nonprofit organizations are already helping on the ground and more relief is on the way.

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Crowdsourced data is not a substitute for real statistics

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Patrick Ball, Jeff Klingner, and Kristian Lum After the earthquake in Haiti, Ushahidi organized a centralized text messaging system to allow people to inform others about people trapped under damaged buildings and other humanitarian crises. The text message stream doesn't help the decision process.

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Earthquake in Haiti

VisionLink

As with many other individuals and organizations, we extend our support to the people of Haiti as the magnitude of the disaster becomes apparent. Our staff is working with various disaster-related VisionLink customers to provide appropriate technology, including offers for contributed solutions. We stand ready to assist.

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The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti

NTEN

When disaster strikes, we want information as soon as possible and we want to help just as quickly. Whether we look at mapping tools, fundraising, or missing person systems, the social media response to the January earthquakes in Haiti all leverage the powerful technology we can hold in our hands: our mobile phones. How can we do that?

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

There is no merit to the Office of the Haitian Diaspora and the Haitian Diaspora Political Action Committee lawsuit regarding American Red Cross relief and recovery efforts in Haiti,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement to The NonProfit Times. Our long-term recovery program engaged more than 50 partners over 10 years to reach 4.5

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