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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. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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Good Data Governance Equals Great Member Experiences

.orgSource

If any of the following issues sound familiar, it may be time for an intervention. A security incident is a disaster of the highest order. You want to be certain your data is secure, and you need to know that you are problem-solving with accurate information and statistics. This is not the place for independent problem-solving.

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Dash Systems raises $8M for precision-airdrops-as-a-service at distant or disaster-stricken destinations

TechCrunch

” The problem, he said, is that the military style of delivery (for airdrops, anyway, not smart bombs) isn’t particularly precise: “Great for storming the coast of Normandy, but not for landing in the parking lot of a post office. Ifill didn’t seem to think that going up against giants like FedEx and UPS was a problem.

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This startup wants to use technology to help solve Austin’s housing shortage problem

TechCrunch

Homebound has raised about $73 million over the years from the likes of Google Ventures, Fifth Wall, Khosla, Sound Ventures, Atomic and Thrive Capital. It raised a $35 million Series B last April and then closed on a $20 million convertible note late last year.

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Google’s answer to the problems of open plan offices? Inflatable walls

The Verge

Again, some of these sound great. But the focus on modularity and adaptiveness seems like a recipe for disaster. The mix of inflatable privacy shields, fabric air ducts, dynamic hot-desks, clip-on desk partitions, and rearrangeable desks and storage make it sound like employees will have to build their office from scratch each day.

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Unlocking the potential for Big Data in 2014

The Next Web

We are at a turning point for humanity, as for the first time in any civilisation there is enough information being collected to start to apply mathematics to many of our greatest, as yet unsolved, problems. Making decisions based on assumptions is how most problems have historically been approached. Changing our lives.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

.orgSource

A global biological disaster was unique in our current experience. Yes, it involves assessing the situation and addressing problems. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions.

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