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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

NTEN

Unfortunately, this isn't Domino's Pizza and disaster response can't work as if it is. The American Red Cross is now looking into how best to give the public an increased role in disaster response. "We can help prevent emergencies from becoming disasters," said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster?

Care2

Plus some of the tracking stats (number of clicks, referrer, locations) have been useful to nonprofits in helping to determine which links resonated with their constituents. has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law. which has some basic tracking stats. However, just today a.ly Absoultely.

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Great reads from around the web on October 14th

Amy Sample Ward

" URL Shorteners: Blind(ly) Heading Towards Disaster? Plus some of the tracking stats (number of clicks, referrer, locations) have been useful to nonprofits in helping to determine which links resonated with their constituents. has been seized by the Libyan government for failure to comply with Islamic law.

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Giving Trends in Kenya: How the Growth of Mobile Payments Are Transforming Community Giving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. By far, those two stats are higher than any other country surveyed. The top three causes are medical expenses (54%), disaster relief (12%), and education costs (12%).

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The next privacy crisis

The Verge

Writer and researcher Erica Neely says that laws and social norms aren’t prepared for how AR could affect physical space. “I It’s also a potential privacy disaster. I think we’re kind of frantically running behind the technology,” she tells The Verge. Some groups are trying to get the jump on broader AR policy issues.

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The quirks and features of YouTube car reviews with Doug DeMuro

The Verge

Or “YouTube stats tell me lots more people are watching YouTube on TVs now, I should make something that will work on a TV”? Honestly, exotic cars are bad, Ferrari’s new tech is kind of a disaster. As you’re launching it, selling a car in lots of different states, lots of different laws, lots of different regulations.

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