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Geo-Tagged Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Joaquin in Real Time

VisionLink

Map illustrates damage reports as hurricane hits North Carolina. 5, 2015— VisionLink , a community inspired software and consulting company, has developed a free, shareable, real-time, geo-tagged map depicting actual damage reports produced by Hurricane Joaquin. BOULDER, Colo. —

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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. Some include the Red Cross, The Weather Channel, local newspapers, Craigslist, and others. Reports of violence and of peace efforts could be placed via the web or mobile phone. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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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

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. . Tags: evaluation metrics ROI scholar working wikily. I also had an opportunity.

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"Leveling the Playing Field" Through Broadband and Public Computers

NTEN

Local, state, and federal agency representatives spoke about efforts to extend broadband connectivity to small businesses and individuals as a crucial stepping stone towards economic development and civic involvement. Tags: NPTech NTEN. Matt Quinn, IT Manager, Harvesters. FM , a community radio station serving the Kansas City area.

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Steve Bridger

I wonder if more charities reported good news more often we would be more inclined to get involved. I just read the news for today at my local newspaper’s online addition. Andy, I’ve started tagging some photos from my Flickr photostream “mindapples&# , as you suggest. As long as I can manage to come back.)

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