Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

The rise of mobile, social media, crowdsourcing, blogging, and citizen journalism in the mid-2000s created extraordinary new communication and information-sharing opportunities. The NetSquared Challenges Foster Tech Innovation. Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org – "The 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition, from the MacArthur Foundation, is now accepting applications. Submissions close January 22, 2010." Digital Media and Learning Competition: Applications now open!

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2011

mobile consumers now have smartphones , says The Nielsen Company. Combine that with this nugget: by 2014 more people will view web pages using a mobile device than a computer. What about mobile websites versus apps? Should you invest your time and money in building a mobile version of your site, or developing an app?

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NTEN

MARCH 5, 2010

Avencia has become Azavea : same GIS technology and web and mobile geo-spatial services and software development, but with a new name ! This month's NetSquared (a project of TechSoup Global ) Think Tank topic is on effective social media policies. NPower Seattle welcomed a new Executive Director : Alison Carl White.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

LABB created an Oil Spill Crisis Map in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. During the early days of our Netsquared project , we held big annual conferences to showcase and fund innovative tech for good. Ushahidi's David Kobia was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2010 by the MIT Technology Review.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

This post was authored by Vanessa Rhinesmith and originally appeared on the NetSquared blog. Two such organizations are Apps for Good and Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab , which are teaching youth to learn, create, and improve their communities through the development of apps. Youth Radio's Mobile Action Lab.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Yaw Anokwa (2010), who, along with others from the University of Washington, created the Open Data Kit, enabling Android-powered smartphones to easily collect data in the field, like text, photos, video, audio, barcodes, and location.

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