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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Another direct content example is that of the number of websites that emerged post-Hurricane Katrina. What’s important to note here is that unlike wiki or websites, the direct forms of content creation, with Ushahidi citizens only needed to know the number to which they send reports from their phone. What’s Next?

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Steve Bridger ›

Steve Bridger

Maybe a section on this blog, or a wiki, pulling the idea together[?] When afterwilma debuted, I like many others felt an affinity to the people afflicted by the hurricane. Would you have had better participation from authorities if it had been a wiki? (I You’ll recall this interview , and this post , and this one.

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