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Reporting Crisis via Texting
Erik Hersman
In this talk, Erik Kersman of Africa presents Ushahidi (testimony). It's a tool that filters user reports that aid in mapping and determining the accuracy of information received via text. This has been used to track violence reports in Africa and is being developed for use in other countries.
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Erik Hersman: Reporting Crisis via Texting
February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)In this talk, Erik Kersman of Africa presents Ushahidi (testimony). It's a tool that filters user reports that aid in mapping and determining the accuracy of information received via text. This has been used to track violence reports in Africa and is being developed for use in other countries.
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Jeff Bezos: The Next Web Innovation
February 1, 2003 (about 21 years ago)The internet has been a growing industry and Jeff Bezos looks at it with more potential than all the other break-throughs of mankind.
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Jeff Bezos: What Matters More Than Your Talents
May 30, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Among the Princeton class of 2010, Jeff Bezos shares his own experience in learning about the difference of being clever and being kind. He urges the graduates to meditate on the fact that their choices are who they are.
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Christopher Poole: The Case for Anonymity Online
February 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)In this talk, 4Chan founder Christopher "moot" Poole tells us about Anonymity Online. He talks about his 4Chan imageboard and shows us some of the things that you can find over there. He points out the importance of anonymity on the web and that we're on the way to losing that.
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Evan Williams: Evan Williams on Listening to Twitter Users
February 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Evan Williams tells the audience about the evolution of Twitter (which he co-founded) from a mere status update site to a valuable tool for information dispensation.
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Jimmy Wales: Jimmy Wales on the Birth of Wikipedia
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales gives the audience an inside tour of the world's biggest encyclopedia
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Anand Agarawala: BumpTop
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)In this talk, Anand Agarawala present Bumptop. A very interactive user-interface that gives you a more reality-based feel on your computer. He's inspiration for this - his actual work desk. As the demonstration goes, it's a richer and more fun way of interacting with all your information.
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Alexis Ohanian: How to Make a Splash in Social Media
November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Alexis Ohanian talks about how internet success can be achieved by giving Mr. Splashy Pants as an exmaple.
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Zach Kaplan: Demo: Toys From the Future
February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)In this talk, inventors Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht show us some toys from the Future. They demonstrated some new materials that have surprising and unexpected properties. They also talk about the different possible uses these have and how it changes our perception of the world.
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Hillel Cooperman: Legos for Grownups
February 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Hillel Cooperman's enthusiasm towards legos brought out the child in him and went overboard with legos and architecture.
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