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Erik Hersman on Reporting Crisis Via Texting| 3mins
Director: TED | Producer: TED
Focus Years: 2009 | Country: United States
Subject Tags: americas, conflict, global, science, united states, war
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
Blogger (AfriGadget, WhiteAfrican), geek and power networker Erik Hersman is a key member of the African blog revolution. As a builder of Ushahidi, he helps expand the power of everyday people to share vital news via text. At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolved to continue saving lives in other countries.
Erik Hersman on Reporting Crisis Via Texting | 3mins

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