http://www.ted.com The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts. At TEDxRC2, Paul Conneally shows extraordinary examples of social media and other new technologies becoming central to humanitarian aid.
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Very good
5 Billion people in the world have phone subscriptions while me, a college student in the US, is spending so much on school that I can't afford a phone. Something is wrong with this picture.
Communication is stone one of the very foundation of life. Without free communication we are at war with every aspect of our lives. When government says it wishes to protect communication, beware. Government fears effective communication of the people because it's very policies are based on deception and manipulation.
When the majority of the people can communicate freely, without limitation of information, governments will fall.
@jakaz77 Or maybe something is fucked up with the economics in the USA? Also, in some places, cellphones are cheaper then food.
@HiAdrian Bait, ba eet
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Try telling that to Hamza Kashgari.
@FasciolopsisBuski My mistake, assumed this was American pronunciation. Anyway, it can sound so pretty when pronounced differently.
@BlindPlague Yes, bring it and add in the depth and wisdom to know fully what to do with it.
This argument about the social media and technology impact on Haiti disaster reaction is presented at the RSA (same reference), as also the conclusion of the humanitarian importance of this new communication sources on society, is all included in the video about “rsa the empathic civilization”.
Nice video, please if you liked this one, view both to get a wider explanation of the good impact of new communication technology on society.
he could have condensed this talk down to about 2mins
@Flameboy1042
tv and other sort of ads make things shorter (more effcient?), affecting inderectly our "patience" and ultimately make us think (a culture as a whole) that short/small is better/faster. a 2 min talk is an ad (very long ad, you might think) a 10min talk is nice coversation to have, talks that are getting every time more rare to have.
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@Flameboy1042 or perhaps you could dilute your attention span with a couple of minutes.
"I feel the cell phones may give everyone brain tumors and I have concerns about the cell towers being so near all the schools. Just because it was cheaper to doesn't mean it was better for the kids!"
@Realyisraeli red diamond is such a small organization that a google search on "red diamond" brings up a coffee company, but no aid organization in the first 10 results. It's not a conspiracy, just an organization that doesn't have much influence outside a small area.
thank you for sharing, but believe we lose contact with our instincts and over rely often on technology,
Thanks for posting these TED talks.
@Shell4445 Nothing is more futile than fear of change, for the present is instantaneous and ever changing.
Our instincts are outdated, and biological evolution simply cannot keep up with humanity's progress. The only thing we have to fear from excessive reliance on technology is the technology's inadequacy in replacing certain aspects of what we call reality, or its reliability in doing so consistently. It's true that we need to exercise caution, but we cannot afford to ignore its capabilities.
Everyday that I'm in a foul mood I watch one of these talks, and then I am filled with wonder and forget what I was so cross about
Not all of us have lost contact with our instincts though… smiles
This is definitely a move towards a type 1 civilization.
wait, what's the youtube channel of that slum near Nairobi?
@SeniorGarbonzo you should probably find out what is the ' thought' that is allowing the foul mood to happen. then you wont have to depend on ted. ………………….wish you well. regards
/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc learn about joseph kony to help the fight XD
It's a bit controversial subject I'd say. I am not sure if hyper-connectivity lead for greater synergy. I agree it's suppose to, but often doesn't work like that.
rock on