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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Since then, the platform (which is open source ) has been modified for use in South Africa (mapping xenophobic violence), DR Congo , Vote Report India (to monitor the recent local elections) and more.

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Why I’m Scared of the SOPA Bill by Jim Fruchterman

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Sounds kind of un-American, doesn’t it? We develop free and open source software to help groups capture the stories of human rights abuse, and store and back them up securely in another country. Just send out a bunch of notices and get all those pirates! Except, we’re not pirates. Now, apparently, we can file a counter-notice.

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