Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

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. In 2009, for example, 2 trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing directly.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Users don't just see aggregate statistics on a map, they get personalized recommendations with map features customized to the amenities they have chosen. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2010

Users don't just see aggregate statistics on a map, they get personalized recommendations with map features customized to the amenities they have chosen. Disasters like this, or the events of the Southeast Asian tsunamis, can literally change the shape of cities, countrysides, and coastlines.

Tools 59

Tools Map Disaster Oregon 59

Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We combined that research with insights gained from more than 300 industry leaders that participated in our Real-Time Web Summit in October 2009. Disaster response work that used to take days now takes minutes, using a combination of Sharepoint, mobile devices and airplane surveillance. It’s amazing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

I've been retweeting a lot of these links, but I also like to look for patterns and the best way to do that is aggregate them in a single blog post. September is Preparedness Month: We know that September is usually a bad month for hurricanes and other natural disasters. But that would be a lot of content! Take your pick!

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Nptech Social Media Ning Media 91

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Whether for a campaign, an appeal, or an organization's main web presence, I think 2014 will see organizations focus their online content on specific actions or messages, pulling back from the clutter or information overload." He is the 2009 NTEN Award winner and has been a nonprofit techie for over 18 years. Marnie Webb.

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