Geeks for Haiti // Current. To Our Faithful Current.com Users: Current's run has ended after eight exciting years on air and online. The Current TV staff has appreciated your interest, support, participation and unflagging loyalty over the years. Your contributions helped make Current.com a vibrant place for discussing thousands of interesting stories, and your continued viewership motivated us to keep innovating and find new ways to reflect the voice of the people.
We now welcome the on-air and digital presence of Al Jazeera America, a new news network committed to reporting on and investigating real stories affecting the lives of everyday Americans in every corner of the country. Thank you for inspiring and challenging us. . – The Current TV Staff. With a click, Mass. team aiding Haiti. Huffington Post programmers and the. Gathered in meeting rooms at universities and offices in four different countries, a flurry of typing, conversations, collaborations and snacks are powering an army of technology volunteers committed to helping the situation in Haiti.
CrisisCamps, sponsored by CrisisCommons, are open, collaborative events that allow digital citizens to come together using technology to support the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. This tech-savvy crisis response is building the tools and resources being used on the ground by responders and non-governmental organizations. Over the last two weeks, volunteers at CrisisCamps have built some radical technology tools, including mobile applications, to aid the flow of vital information in and out of Haiti. If you fear you have no place amongst the programmers at CrisisCamp, think again. CrisisCamp coordinators find a way for everyone to contribute.
CrisisCamp reflects our ability to apply technology to serve humanity. The message is clear: every click counts. With a click, Mass. team aiding Haiti. Search #cchaiti. CrisisCamp Haiti and Frameworks of Participation | Small Busines. Saturday, I attended CrisisCamp Haiti – DC, a more-focused variant of BarCamp-style event (closer to a hackathon in some ways), dedicated to getting people together on several projects to help victims of the Haiti earthquake — in this case, by building tools to help emergency responders and aid workers.
(See all the projects and camp resources and updates at CrisisCommons.org.) CrisisCamp project team leaders, including host Andy Carvin. This was actually the second week this occurred; the previous Saturday’s event (which I wasn’t able to attend) generated some great results, including a English-Creole app for smartphones and some OpenStreetMap initiatives that got some pretty good press coverage (including by AP and CNN). One common observation/criticism of BarCamp-style events is that they often generate short bursts of great enthusiasm, but then fade away without producing tangible results. Have any comments on CrisisCamp or the Haiti-focused versions? Google+ CrowdSourced SMS texts aid. CrisisCommons Helps the Tech-Savvy Lend a Hand in Haiti -
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