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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

I’m joining a panel to talk about the response for support after the Haiti earthquakes last year. Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Examples from Haiti. I will explain the use of mapping, fundraising, and crowdsourcing.

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