Practical Insights on Crisis Mapper

How You Can Support the COVID-19 Response Right Now

How You Can Support the COVID-19 Response Right Now

Published on: Mar 27 2020 by Matt Haikin - 9 Comments
As I’ve gone from from worried to crazy worried about the novel coronavirus impact on all of us, I keep asking myself the question: “What can I do to help with...
Which Are More Useless: Hackathons or App Contests?

Which Are More Useless: Hackathons or App Contests?

Published on: Dec 08 2014 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Not a week goes by without an invitation to participate in a hackathon, or the announcement of yet another app contest. Yet, what is the actual impact of either?...
CrowdGlobe: The Dead Ushahidi reality behind 12,795 Ushahidi Crowdmaps

CrowdGlobe: The Dead Ushahidi reality behind 12,795 Ushahidi Crowdmaps

Published on: Aug 29 2012 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
CrowdGlobe has analyzed both Ushahidi and Crowdmap data as well as its user base. The Ushahidi platform, which means, “witness” in Swahili, is a free...
Why technology is only 10 percent of ICT solution success

Why technology is only 10 percent of ICT solution success

Published on: Jun 08 2011 by Anahi Ayala Iacucci - 5 Comments
In May 2010 the Ushahidi blog posted an awesome post fromChris Blow which was highlighting the importance of working through a Ushahidi project by thinking that...