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If you're in the storm's way and have a secure place to stay, consider taking part in a citizen-science effort to collect rainwater samples from the storm. Run by waterisotopes.org,...
The Android and iPhone phone app Livestream lets anyone post live video, and they’re starting to do so on a special Sandy site. CNET also has a nice list of other useful apps–especially useful if a...
This form of citizen journalism helps to give the world a better understanding of the impact that this devastating storm has had on communities. People won’t need to rely on just footage from...
Hurricane Sandy was the largest single event in the history of Instagram to be photographed and captured. This according to CEO Kevin Systrom, who told the crowd at GigaOm’s RoadMap conference...
One start-up, Recovers.org, is already investing in the future of crowdsourced disaster-recovery. The platform operates as an enclosed, single-purpose social network and gives communities the...
With thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims facing a less-than-bright holiday season, New Jersey expats around the U.S. are banding together to launch a nationwide "Very Jersey Xmas"...
To ensure wide public access to this information, the city’s IT department immediately published the data to the city’s Open Data portal, enabling developers and designers to create emergency...
Journalists should not be nice; the truth is not served by politeness. Citizen journalists need to get off Twitter for five minutes, make phone calls, and start investigating. As a citizen...
Google's non-profit arm has operated a Crisis Response site and map for some years now, and it's swung into action again with a specific map that puts a whole lot of valuable Hurricane Sandy storm data in one place.
Robert Wolfe, co-founder of the crowd-funding social platform, Crowdrise, said social media can be a double-edged sword in disasters. On one hand, he said, the best way to raise money for a cause...
Patrick Meier shares a colleague's effort to get the crowd involved in tagging and mapping aerial imagery of the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, with the goal of more effectively directing FEMA resources in the recovery effort.
The partnership comes as crowdsourcing-site-Airbnb has sought to reach a peace with regulators and local governments over the ability of hosts to rent out apartments to guests. It also happens...
Taking advantage of Indiegogo's decision to waive fees on all non-profit campaigns dedicated to Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts, the Humans of New York and Tumblr are asking for $100,000 to donate to the Stephen Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. At the time of this writing, the campaign is only several thousand dollars shy of its goal.
Contributions through the crowdfunding campaign will be serving double duty: not only will they support the Paradox development budget, they will also support two important charities. Mugdan...
HelpersUnite.com, a donation based crowdfunding site, has transformed its social giving and support site into a full-blown hurricane emergency relief center for hurricane victims near Albany,...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which killed at least 82 across North America and left millions without power, several crowdfunding sites are waiving their default operating fees to help individuals and businesses rebuild and return to normalcy.
Whether looking for a skillful barber or a top mobile app, crowdsourcing has become a staple of information gathering in the digital age. So, it’s no surprise that Long Island communities, greatly...
GoFundMe CEO Brad Damphousse says, “ We built GoFundMe to be the place where family, friends and communities come together and support one another when they need it most. Americans know that real...
Close to 30 million mobile app users turn to Waze to tap its crowd-sourced data for car directions. The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the White House saw an opportunity to use...
After signing up for a free Crowdrise account, it became clear it wasn't just a fundraising site, but a social network for raising money. When you join a cause, you are grouped into a team...
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