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January 23, 2010
 

Social Media Among Haiti's First Responders : NPR

In the aftermath of natural disasters, first responders are partnering with software developers and other tech experts to help in humanitarian efforts. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks to NPR's social media manager Andy Carvin about hacking events called "Crisis Camps," taking place in Washington, D.C., and other cities Saturday.
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January 20, 2010
 

Guardian Tech Weekly podcast: How digital world has responded to the Haiti Earthquake

via guardian.co.uk

The Guardian Tech Weekly podcast team, discusses how the digitalworld has responded to the Haiti Earthquake. Five Minute spot, begins at 15:19 mins in.

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January 18, 2010
 

Oxfam raises over $101,000 on Facebook for Haiti relief

Oxfam alone has raised more than $101,000 so far for Haitian quake relief through its Facebook Causes application, which is becoming a "powerful fundraising tool," said spokeswoman Helen DaSliva.

The Global Disaster Relief page is set up to help with all disasters, not just the quake in Haiti, and was an outgrowth of what Facebook employees were seeing from its 350 million members in the aftermath of the Haiti disaster, said spokesman Andrew Noyes.

There have been more than 1,500 status updates per minute containing the word "Haiti," he said. Other pages have been started to help find missing relatives or friends.

"Facebook and other social media sites are offering a lifeline in Haiti in a way that the Internet has never experienced before," Noyes said.

via sfgate.com

Check out Oxfam on Facebook and give through the Causes application:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/431371

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January 13, 2010
 

Twitter's human touch amid the horror of Haiti - Times Online

Charities such as Oxfam have been quick to harness the power of social networking. Sarah Brown of Oxfam said that the response through Oxfam's Twitter feed had been remarkable. "Social networking sites such as Twitter allow us to get the news out there as fast as possible, and the response in terms of re-tweeting from our 8,000 followers has been amazing," she said.

In its latest news release, sent out via Twitter, Oxfam notes: “More than 85 per cent of people in Haiti already live in poverty. With major buildings destroyed it is likely that less well-constructed homes will be even more seriously affected. This earthquake is grim news for the poor people of Haiti. We are calling for the generous support of the UK public to help us save lives.”

Oxfam is also using the audio blogging site ipadio to deliver radio-style reports from its correspondent Louis Belanger, who is en route to Haiti to help assess the damage caused by the earthquake, which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale.

via timesonline.co.uk

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