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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005." Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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Online Giving Trends from 2009 and the Haiti Earthquake

NTEN

As noted in an USA Today article , online "donations for the first five days after the January 12 disaster totaled 19% more than during the same time frame after the 2004 Asian tsunami and 109% higher than the equivalent following Hurricane Katrina in 2005." Ongoing Research and Analysis.

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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. It is not just that people need to know of a technology, but they really need to have it already integrated into the way they communicate and share for adoption to take hold during a crisis. Costs & Benefits. http ://www.noula.ht/index.

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