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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

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. Whether it’s direct or indirect content, why do citizens turn to social media in moments of need or disaster?

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. The penguins will return to the NTC, and they'll be coming with the crew from PICnet to Atlanta for their 5th NTC showing! And before, during, and after the conference follow us on twitter @is7interactive #. See you in Atlanta!

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10NTC Science Fair Preview - Giveaways, More Giveaways and Free Apple iPads

NTEN

The Science Fair doors will open at 3 pm on April 8, 2010 at the OMNI Hotel in Atlanta. The penguins will return to the NTC, and they'll be coming with the crew from PICnet to Atlanta for their 5th NTC showing! And before, during, and after the conference follow us on twitter @is7interactive #. See you in Atlanta!

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, you can use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, to support engaging crowds to participate in the activity. It has been used in disaster relief, for example, in Pakistan , and other scenarios from London Tube strike to election monitoring to mapping crime incidents Atlanta. (2) 2) Crowd Creation.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I’ll keep an eye on Twitter. Recently, they took us to Georgia, and I learned that in Georgia, it is called the Ellis Island of the South by refugees who come into our country because there are more people that come in through the Atlanta airport than there are New York City and what used to come through Ellis Island. .

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