This is the final submission for the Intro to Civic Media Class. I have posted some of my progress throughout the semester on this regard. Today I am posting my development and research but also the plans to move ahead. This class has been specially helpful on that regard, in […]
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Earlier this year I came across a news piece on Wired, about Klout, the company that created a score that ranks people on the internet according to their activity in Social Media, mainly Twitter and Facebook. The piece describes how people gain “points” on their Klout score, according to number […]
Keep in mind that the following is a brief summary of my research project. You can find the full text at the bottom of this post. My project focuses on evaluating crisis mapping used during 2010 Haitian earthquake. It began as Maps for Mankind, a Youtube channel that would feature […]
“If I have to leave my apartment and go to a shelter, will my kids be able to go to the same school?” “If I am undocumented, can I report my wife for verbal and physical abuse? She told me if I call the police they will arrest me because […]
My project changed several times over. Initially, I planned to combine my science background with the class curriculum and my ostensible status as a journalist to write a news series on civic science projects. However, the more I researched this subject, the more I realized that I needed to back […]