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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

If web users knew of someone else who needed help, 44 percent would ask other people in their social network to contact authorities, 35 percent would post a request for help directly on a response agency’s Facebook page and 28 percent would send a direct Twitter message to responders. Social media, like all technology, is developed by people.

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Projects #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

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The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. To encourage all interested people to understand and analyze energy systems and their impacts on the environment. * Again - the GEO site is here: [link].

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Shovel-Ready Online Civic Project #5: "Global Energy Observatory" Interactive Databases and Maps

Forum One

The GEO project is intended to collect and show data and geospatial information (on maps) of energy resources, generation, transmission, usage, and environmental impacts. To encourage all interested people to understand and analyze energy systems and their impacts on the environment. * Again - the GEO site is here: [link].

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Guest Post by Gaurav Mishra: The 4Cs Social Media Framework

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mastering each tool individually seems like a lot of work and a lot of people give up even before they begin. However, very few people use these terms precisely and almost nobody agrees on the exact definition of these terms. People don’t build relationships with each other in a vacuum. The 4Cs Social Media Framework.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. It has become a great resource and many people are flocking to it on a daily basis. Imagine someone who can offer to mashup your Advocacy Campaign results with Google Maps, or Fundraising Campaigns with Amazon and eBay.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

Wikipedia is one place where consultants could shortly play a supporting role for issue organizations. It has become a great resource and many people are flocking to it on a daily basis. Imagine someone who can offer to mashup your Advocacy Campaign results with Google Maps, or Fundraising Campaigns with Amazon and eBay.

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Guest Post from Museums and the Web: Bryan Kennedy

Museum 2.0

Museums and the Web 2008 guest blogger Bryan Kennedy here. And apparently people are also discussing how this will mesh with more nuanced approaches like the Steve.museum project. A New Trend: Diggin' Data The new year brings some new trends in how people are using the web and with them brings new realms for museums to explore.

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