This document provides information about various technologies and websites related to social media and communication. It begins by discussing how technologies like voice command, natural speech recognition, gesture recognition and video conferencing could impact the future. It then lists several major social media and communication websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and others along with their website URLs. It also discusses technologies and platforms for messaging and mapping citizen reports like FrontlineSMS, Ushahidi and Mobile Movement. The document emphasizes how these tools can help support communication, collaboration and information sharing.

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FRONTLINESMS ALLOWS YOU TO TEXT
MESSAGE WITH LARGE GROUPS OF
PEOPLE ANYWHERE THERE IS A MOBILE
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A lack of communication can be a major barrier for grassroots non-
governmental organisations (NGOs) working in developing countries.
FrontlineSMS is the first text messaging system created exclusively with
this problem in mind.
“We want people to know that if they are trying to rig the election,
By leveraging basic tools already available to most NGOs — computers and
there could be someone behind them and that person may send a
mobile phones — FrontlineSMS enables instantaneous two-way
text message saying what happened.”
communication on a large scale. It’s easy to implement, simple to
operate, and best of all, the software is free. You just pay for the — Emauwa Nelson, Human Emancipation Lead Project, Nigeria
messages you send in the normal way.
“Based in Africa in a country where broadcast technology is
controlled by a dictatorial government, this software has enabled
me to communicate with the public at large. I am able to run my
project without drawing unnecessary attention to myself—a good
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