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Gov 2.0 L.A. 2011 Speakers and Content

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Events, Gov 2.0, Crisiscamp, Alan W. Silberberg, Gov 2.0 L.a 2011, Dishcrawl, Hybrid Conference, L.A. Consular Corps, Santa Monica, Gov2, Public Diplomacy, Technology, Private Diplomacy, Digital Diplomacy, Mobile, Enterprise 2.0, Scrm, Microsoft, Silberberg Innovations, Gagnier and Margossian, Rock Creek Strategic Marketing, Constellation Research, Govloop, Civic Resource Group, Media News
Alan W. Silberberg

Gov 2.0 L.A. 2011 is upon us shortly. As the founder I could not be more excited about what is about to happen. Gov 2.0 LA started last year as a way ...

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Emergency Social Data Summit Highlights the Role of Social Media During Crises

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Craig Fugate, White House, Haiti Emergency, Crisis Data, Gov 2.0, Red Cross, Crisiscommons, 911, Crisiscamp, Pakistan Floods, Twitter, Wendy Harman, Fema, Facebook, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Social Media, Lafd, Disaster Response, Robert Scoble, Technology News
Alexander Howard

The bottom line here is that citizens, government, media and NGOs can collaborate in unprecedented ways using innovative technology.

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Apps of Kindness: Crisis Camp Launches 3 New Web Apps for Haiti

Chrissie Brodigan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organizing 2.0, Crisiscommons, Adam Holt, Carmina Blaise, Activism 2.0, Ben Guhin, Geraldine Zepheirin, Anna Curran, Crisiscamp, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Esty Stein, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Allison Bland, Wave Place, Technology News
Chrissie Brodigan

At a time where some of the smartest minds in tech innovation are distracted by cool apps for Twitter, the outpouring of response to develop technologies to: disperse food, map the area, translate information into Kreoyle, and design visualizations that track donation money are causing the biggest change to how, who, and where volunteers participate.

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Programmers and the Non-Tech Set Join Forces to Help Haiti at CrisisCamps

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Crisiscamp, Technology, Crisiscommons, Government 2.0, Haiti, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

Gathered in meeting rooms at universities and offices in four different countries, a flurry of typing, conversations, collaborations and snacks are po...

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Volunteers do Tech to Help Out Haiti

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Volunteer, Volunteering for Haiti, Crisiscamp, Volunteering, Sunlight Foundation, Craigslist, Haiti Technology, Impact News
Craig Newmark

This week, tech people worked together for the people of Haiti. Over two hundred volunteers are getting together to build useful systems to help out, working with the Sunlight Foundation and CrisisCamp.

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