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Why Tech Tools Work in Some Crises but not Others

February 13 0 Comments Category: Technologies

Audio: Compared to Iran, Twitter was not especially useful in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. Joshua Keating of Foreign Policy and Andy Carvin of NPR’s social media desk discuss why some tools prove useful in crisis situations and not in others.

The Chalkboard Blog and the Town Square

October 29 2 Comments Category: Technologies

Each morning, Alfred Sirleaf combs through the day’s news and writes headlines and stories on a giant chalkboard. It’s the world’s least likely, most popular blog.

Photosketch: Imaginative Possibilities

October 06 3 Comments Category: Technologies

Chocolate once met peanut butter. And it was good. Now sketching meets search and the results are phototastic.

iPhone Apps Map Wikipedia Entries Over Camera View

October 03 0 Comments Category: Technologies

Augmented Reality gets a boost as two iPhone apps use GPS to locate where you are, then the phone’s compass to know what direction you’re facing. Point your phone’s camera at something and a Wikipedia article about it will appear in your viewer.