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Citizen Tech: Social Media in Disaster Response

Amy Sample Ward

The first example of direct content is the use of Wikipedia during the 7/7 bombings in London. Millions of editors on Wikipedia and it’s rise in public use was climbing. Wikipedia was a popular resource and established as a citizen-driven information source. Direct Content. What’s so important or interesting about this?

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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85 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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70 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You can even create custom forms to process donations on your website or blog or to manage event registrations. A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. FotoFlexer :: fotoflexer.com. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Zeen :: zeen.com.

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60 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A free, open-source software program that enables users to send group text messages from computers or mobile phones. ” If you haven’t done so already, it would be wise to search for your nonprofit on Wikipedia to see if anyone has created a page for your nonprofit, because that now means you also have a page on Qwiki.

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