Living in Houston, Tx so close to the Gulf coast, a problem that we face and have faced are hurricanes. We had a pretty bad one, Hurricane Ike, in September of 2008. I think Ushahidi is a wonderful way to spread news fast and to a lot of people. Unlike twitter and facebook, Ushahidi focuses on only crises, important information regarding those crises, and getting help to those desperately need it. If there were to be a major hurricane to hit Galveston, I would use Ushahidi to track how other people were doing and to see if we could track the progress of the hurricane. Letting others know the wherabouts of the hurricane would benefit a lot of people. Ushahidi would especially be helpful in the aftermath because we could see who needs the most help. We could inform others where local shelters are or where to get water and gas. I really like the idea of Ushahidi and how we can use it to help everyone around us.
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