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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. http ://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/americas/21text.html?_r=

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SaaS vs. Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Furthermore, all of the vendors should commit to a policy that if the front-end or API is unable to download or connect to their data- typically because of performance problems- then the vendor should provide the data or access for free. I absolutely agree with your call for more openness.

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Who's Knocking at My Firewall Door? Simple Security for the Nonprofit IT Professional

NTEN

First off, for 2010, there are some security questions you should ask yourself as trends emerge: Are robots attacking my servers? (Ro)bots Remember the malware scare surrounding free downloads a decade ago? How is a CIO or IT manager with limited experience in a low-budget nonprofit to keep up without breaking the bank?