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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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The Future of Cloud Computing: 5 Startups to Watch from BoxWorks

Tech Soup

It's a security cloud service that will address this problem: Most IT systems are fortressed. Docurated.com — is a cloud-based document search firm that allows users to find a specific chart, slide, collateral, or piece of content without opening any documents. Illumio.com — is not launched yet.

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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photos of the slides. They are also looking at how to bring this type of program into the school system in Jamaica. When students do a research paper without looking at wikipedia, the student research paper is far superior. But what if they went to wikipedia and made a critical comparison? Nesson gave this annecdote.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Overview slides of what is Web2.0 ( remix from Social Media and Nonprofits Presentation) Core theme Listening - Responding to what people are saying about the topic or the program. Wikipedia , the online open-community encyclopedia, is the most well known. The session outline is as follows: Introduction. Enterprise 2.0 It shouldn???t

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