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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

On the morning of July 7th, a page was created for the events taking place in central London and as both television news and personal witnesses revealed more information the page content grew – by the minute. Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. Examples from Haiti.

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An Amazing NpTech Social Media Link Buffet: Take Your Pick!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Facebook’s grant will encourage users of the social network to learn more about service opportunities through ServiceNation’s Facebook Page and connect with MyNation, a new, online social-networking community on ServiceNation.org being launched in preparation for the first National Day of Service on September 11, 2009.

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Steve Bridger ›

Steve Bridger

The ’six things every charity must do to stay relevant in the 21st century’ summary near the end of the slides sums up what organisations need to do perfectly! And yes, the good news is so important. Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 9:12 pm | Permalink Gicela wrote: We all get affected when we hear bad news.

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