Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2012

It could be checking in with people on a location-based social network. This focus on collective participation and 24/7 connectivity has impacted more than just our social lives. In 2009, for example, two trapped girls in Australia chose to post to facebook for help rather than dialing emergency numbers directly.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 30, 2009

You’ll find us in Washington , DC , NYC , San Francisco, Atlanta , and London so save the date and come get your tech on with us. FreePress , Democracy In Action , Rad Campaign , Convio , Care2 , NTEN , Massey Media and Network Solutions. You can also reach out on twitter @womenwhotech or our Facebook group.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

It found that if they needed help and couldn’t reach 9-1-1, one in five would try to contact responders through a digital means such as e-mail, websites or social media. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people. Another example of indirect content is that of social networks. More and more, now we can.

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2009

Check out these awesome panels: Social Media ROI. Women and Open Source. Social Networks and Diversity Barriers. We'll also be having after parties in DC, NYC, SF, London and Atlanta for EVERYONE to join in and celebrate after the TeleSummit. Feel free to join our Facebook group. Video Activism.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch: Fostering Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Your Communications. Atlanta, Georgia: Connecting for Social Good.

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