Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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Disaster Social Media Haiti Media 206

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2005

He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began. "We might imagine J amaica in 2008 that has become a remarkable leader in the world. It has adopted a cyber strategy in its own development that is sustainable and scalable. The background piece can found here.

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Jamaica National Develop Wikipedia 50

Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

As some of you know, part of my work is being the Community Builder for NetSquared , a project of Tech Soup that facilitates the adoption of social web tools by nonprofits and NGOs. Wikipedia defines a mashup as, "a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool."

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Mashup Netsquared Challenge San Jose 40