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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Today I’m in San Antonio, Texas, for the American College of Preventive Medicine annual conference. According to the American Red Cross , A recent Red Cross survey asked 1,058 adults about their use of social media sites in emergency situations. Citizen-Powered Response. Thousands of reports were placed via SMS.

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Finding a role?

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

Looking for something edifying to write about I went to look at the web site of the YMCA of New Orleans and found … silence. The YMCA of San Francisco is providing volunteers to help staff the Red Cross Bay Area Call Centers, which are receiving over 200 calls an hour. YMCAs seem to have several built-in ways to help out.

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