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NYT: Using Technology in Disaster Preparedness
Good roundup of links for disaster prep: The Fix – Getting Ready at Home in Case Disaster Strikes – NYTimes.com So emergency organizations are beefing up efforts to make sure that homeowners and renters are prepared if disaster strikes. As troubling as that prospect is, the programs — from information services to technological advances involving…
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ABC News: Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists
The inevitable “new technology + terrorists” story: ABC News: Spy Fears: Twitter Terrorists, Cell Phone Jihadists Report Says Militants Haven’t Used Twitter to Launch Attacks but Lays Out Possible Scenarios
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ORION from the FBI > Interconnectivity Now?
Here’s the FBI’s answer to slow, siloed, and dumb offices: FBI — ORION – Press Room – Headline Archives 09-22-08 Now we have such a tool, a next-generation system built from the ground up by our investigators and technology experts. We call it ORION—the Operational Response and Investigative Online Network. ORION gives the FBI and…
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Ushahidi.com – Mapping Reports of The Post-Election Crisis in Kenya
Great example of contained, small-scale collaborative map. It’s not really “crowdsourcing” — it’s just a set of 130 people getting info done: Ushahidi.com – Mapping Reports of The Post-Election Crisis in Kenya
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My AlertSF Notification System
It’s odd to see the classification methods in these alert systems — neighborhood, hotels, financial. My AlertSF – Home