NTEN
MARCH 11, 2011
Flickr photo: Logan was his name-o It's been just a few hours since one of the largest recorded earthquakes and subsequent tsunami hit off the coast of Japan. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan. Satellite phones and GPS were the major tools that helped relief workers work faster and stay connected.
Amy Sample Ward
APRIL 8, 2011
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. In this post, we hope to voice many of the tools, resources, and tactics that have been shared, in hopes of encouraging others around the world to get involved with the digital relief efforts."
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Amy Sample Ward
JANUARY 20, 2012
The last few years, though, have been dramatically impacted by the real-time web. The real-time web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it’s available, instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates. Philanthropy has been able to move into the real time web, too.
Tech Soup
AUGUST 8, 2011
Most people who are familiar with Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform know of it as a cloud platform for building, hosting, and scaling web applications. The portal would allow emergency response teams, municipal actors, and other community agencies to use mapping, social media, translation, and other tools for online communications.
Care2
MARCH 9, 2013
I have seen it be a powerful organizing tool as part of a multichannel campaign. 33,000 : tweets per second in Japan during New Years. 80 percent : users on mobile in the UK and Japan. I have personally had some of the most thought-provoking conversations on Twitter about social justice issues and politics.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Perhaps some organizations make it look simple, but behind the scenes there may be some sophisticated Esri tools that map disease outbreaks and aid distribution. Direct Relief International was involved in the Haitian earthquake in 2010 and the Japan earthquake in 2011, providing aid to thousands.
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
The Red Cross has a simple shelter search web app , accessible via any web browser. The notification app J-ResQ was developed in response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The app was developed on the Windows Azure platform, a cloud-based platform for building and hosting web applications. How About You?
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