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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. 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.

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Win Back Your Lapsed Donors

Bloomerang

And give us the weather report, because I always like to see that, because I’m a dork. ” But you really need to have a good balance of asking and reporting back. Kari: But the good news is, if you are using Bloomerang, you will have a lot of these, or if you’re not, you can start tagging things so that you can.

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What do Maori and Gourma Creation Stories Have In Common With Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Michael Quinn Patton uses metaphors and stories to talk about evaluation in everyday language. 2008), in which he emphasizes the importance of designing evaluations to insure their usefulness, rather than simply creating long reports that may never get read or never result in any practical changes. . I also had an opportunity.