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How texting and GoogleMaps helped Kenyans survive crisis: Erik Hersman on TED.com

‘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 during the crucial first three hours of any crisis.’ – TED Talks

Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics

we’re the ones we’ve been waiting for..

Social Innovation Camp II, Dec 2008

Social Innovation Camp

Work(Preferred): 020 8980 6263

17-18 Victoria Park Square

London, E2 9PF

Social Innovation Camp II, Dec 2008 from The People Speak on Vimeo.

Guerrilla marketing

Guerrilla marketing is an unconventional system of promotions, running on a very low budget, by relying on time, energy and imagination instead of big marketing budgets. Typically, guerrilla marketing is unexpected and unconventional, where consumers are targeted where they would not be expecting, which can make the idea that’s being marketed memorable, generate buzz, and [...]

a wealth of nations

Skype: mark.herringer

2009 is going to be a challenging year. the global economy has hit a serious speed bump. how will the economies of tomorrow work? maybe now more than ever there’s an opportunity to create a wealth of nations.