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Crowdsourcing Communications  Heather Leson, Melanie Gorkaand Brian Chick January 18, 2011
Volunteer Technical Communities (VTCs) Sahana Foundation ,[object Object]
OpenStreetMap
Frontline SMS
Crisismappers
Random Hacks of Kindness
CrisisCommons
Geeks without Bounds
And many more,[object Object]
CrisisCamp Toronto for Haiti earthquake
CrisisCommons/CrisisCamps 90 days 8 countries 50 events +2000 volunteers
Who volunteers? Technical - Software developers, web developers, web designers, user experience/user interface experts, geocoders, geo mappers, GIS experts, technologists, beta testers  New Media - Bloggers, videographers, podcasters, photographers, social media trainers, social media users, collaborators, crowdsourcers Organizational - Organizers, open source community planners, project managers, emergency response planners, crisis communicators  Other - Researchers, lawyers, trainers, teachers, librarians, technical writers, event planners, translators, innovators, entrepreneurs, anyone with a laptop  What do they do? Code, test tools, translate, map, communicate, collaborate, brainstorm, research, analyze, report, create content, and document process
Crowdsourcing CrisisCamp Argentina
Crowdsourcing  - using your spare cycles
Crowdsourcing:  2 levels Building apps Programming Storytelling Social Media 2,000 volunteers Apps source public knowledge Twitter, Reports, RSS, data Each application can collect thousands of reports
Collaborative Projects Oil Reporter Learning Ushahidi and  OpenStreetMap

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Crowdsourcing Communications

  • 1. Crowdsourcing Communications Heather Leson, Melanie Gorkaand Brian Chick January 18, 2011
  • 2.
  • 6. Random Hacks of Kindness
  • 9.
  • 10. CrisisCamp Toronto for Haiti earthquake
  • 11. CrisisCommons/CrisisCamps 90 days 8 countries 50 events +2000 volunteers
  • 12. Who volunteers? Technical - Software developers, web developers, web designers, user experience/user interface experts, geocoders, geo mappers, GIS experts, technologists, beta testers New Media - Bloggers, videographers, podcasters, photographers, social media trainers, social media users, collaborators, crowdsourcers Organizational - Organizers, open source community planners, project managers, emergency response planners, crisis communicators Other - Researchers, lawyers, trainers, teachers, librarians, technical writers, event planners, translators, innovators, entrepreneurs, anyone with a laptop What do they do? Code, test tools, translate, map, communicate, collaborate, brainstorm, research, analyze, report, create content, and document process
  • 14. Crowdsourcing - using your spare cycles
  • 15. Crowdsourcing: 2 levels Building apps Programming Storytelling Social Media 2,000 volunteers Apps source public knowledge Twitter, Reports, RSS, data Each application can collect thousands of reports
  • 16. Collaborative Projects Oil Reporter Learning Ushahidi and OpenStreetMap
  • 18.
  • 20.
  • 22. Canada, Ontario, Toronto Build Toronto volunteer community Outreach: Ontario government and Canadian governments. Build partnerships with Canadian Emergency Responder community and NGO communities Outreach: Canadian Private Sector Help CrisisCamps in Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal Foster Canadian community: CVEOC - The Canadian Volunteer EOC Collaborate with PTSC-Online
  • 23. Contact and Credits Brian.chick@left-button.com Heather@textontechs.com Melanie.gorka@gmail.com @crisiscamp @crisiscommons @crisiscampto Photos by: heatherleson, Brian Chick, Cynthia Gould, Mariella