TechImpact
DECEMBER 23, 2013
According to the DEC (disaster emergency committee) , a UK based coalition made up of 14 charities who band together in times of crisis, 6 million british pounds were raised via mobile donations after the Philippines was rocked by the typhoon that occurred earlier this year. Make sure your mobile site is optimized for multiple platforms.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 25, 2008
we get to hear the story of a cell phone banking service that gives the poor effective banking services in Kenya when the country's banks have declined to serve them. The Philippines has had cell phone banking for years. You load up your phone with minutes with money. In M-Pesa is our hippo!
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Tech Soup
AUGUST 11, 2014
The high Internet growth countries are now India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Mexico, and Philippines. About a quarter of Internet traffic is now on smartphones, and about a third of all mobile phones (5.2 Mobile: we’re watching much more of our video (nearly 25%) now on our smartphones. billion of them) are now smartphones worldwide.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
No doubt you’ve taken a “ selfie ,” a self-portrait taken with your mobile phone camera and shared on Facebook or other social media channels. Although selfies have been around for years , they have gained popularity recently. Family is Familia.
Amy Sample Ward
OCTOBER 15, 2010
More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. Cebu, Philippines. Learn more about TapIt, get the app for your phone, and start today with a disposable-bottle-free lifestyle at: [link]. billion people lack access to toilets. 350 action in Oman Dive Center. Hulhumale Maldives. What is Blog Action Day?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
DECEMBER 20, 2004
My takeaway is something that many people has pointed out: that the cell phone has become an incredible engine of change for the poor. Her ability to balance things continued to amaze when she answered her cell phone. You can make cash withdrawals from your phone at McDonald's and thousands of other businesses.
AFP Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Social media keep flood victims connected: "(09-28) 18:49 PDT -- With their homes and offices flooded, landlines overloaded and electricity knocked out, residents of the typhoon-stricken regions of the Philippines managed to report news of their plight to the world by using cell phones and social networks."
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