I have just finished reading a book edited by Sokari Ekine, SMS Uprising. Subtitled “Mobile Activism in Africa”, it gives a great overview of the use of mobile technology for development and empowerment.
The book consists of two parts, each comprising a series of essays by international authors. The first four chapters target the context of [...]
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Book Review: SMS Uprising
Some thoughts about Haiti, fundraising and social media – and why there’s nothing to be euphoric about
In the last few days, I have seen quite a lot of articles talking about how great social media is for fundraising. All this related to the terrible earth quake in Haiti, of course.
I think these posts came way too early. You shouldn’t write meta on the first day of the relief efforts. Plus, there [...]
Interview with Patrick Meier on Ushahidi and crisis mapping
I interviewed Patrick Meier on Ushahidi and crisis mapping for netzpolitik.org. Patrick is a fellow member of DigiActive and serves on Ushahidi’s board of directors:
Simon Columbus: [...] So what is Ushahidi?
Patrick Meier: Ushahidi is a free and open source platform that allows organizations to crowdsource information and to visualize this information dynamically on a map.
Simon [...]
