Search Results for “twitter” – Page 166

2012/06/222012/06/22

Event: 30 June – 4 July Philadelphia Occupy National Gathering

The Occupy National Gathering is a nationally coordinated event which will take place from June 30th to July 4th in Philadelphia. The Occupy movement will convene the Occupy National Gathering in the vicinity of Philadelphia’s Independence Mall for a week of direct actions, movement building and the creation of a vision for a democratic future. The National …

Continue reading “Event: 30 June – 4 July Philadelphia Occupy National Gathering”

2012/06/212012/06/22

Berto Jongman: Interesting Global Security Links

24 June Uranus Square Pluto CBME Newsletter Drone Warfare (Book Review) Entanglement – Movie Trailer Extreme Right Wing Movements Fighting a Pandemic Flame Developed by Israel and USA GAO on Aviation Security Global Security Landscape Invisible Wars Movie Trailer Iran Detects Massive Cyber-Attack Israel – More Bunker Buster Bombs Jihaddist Twittering Jihaddist Twitter Use Meltdown …

Continue reading “Berto Jongman: Interesting Global Security Links”

2012/06/112012/06/11

Josh Kilbourn: Pakistan Condemns 245 US Drone Attacks

YouTube (26:30): Attack of the Drones – USA Pakistan condemns 245 ‘unlawful’ US drone attacks (April 2012) To see more go to http://www.youtube.com/user/journeymanpictures Follow us on Facebook (http://goo.gl/YRw42) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/journeymanvod) They can move together in swarms, build towers, dance, throw and catch, assess targets and soon will even make their own decisions. Both in …

Continue reading “Josh Kilbourn: Pakistan Condemns 245 US Drone Attacks”

2012/06/112012/06/11

Berto Jongman: Interesting Global Security Links

Anti-Malaria Drug as Incapacitating Agent Cyber-Crime in US Much Bigger than Al Qaeda EU Down in 3 Months Per George Soros Foreign Fighters Trickle Into Syria GAO on Incoming Air Cargo Security Radioactive Nightmare (Michael Collins)

2012/06/06

Patrick Meier: UN Report on Big Data for Development – Highlights

Big Data for Development: Challenges and Opportunities The UN Global Pulse report on Big Data for Development ought to be required reading for anyone interested in humanitarian applications of Big Data. The purpose of this post is not to summarize this excellent 50-page document but to relay the most important insights contained therein. In addition, I …

Continue reading “Patrick Meier: UN Report on Big Data for Development – Highlights”

2012/06/052012/06/05

Patrick Meier: Big Data Philathropy aka Big Data Commons

Big Data Philanthropy for Humanitarian Response My colleague Robert Kirkpatrick from Global Pulse has been actively promoting the concept of “data philanthropy” within the context of development. Data philanthropy involves companies sharing proprietary datasets for social good. I believe we urgently need big (social) data philanthropy for humanitarian response as well. Disaster-affected communities are increasingly the source …

Continue reading “Patrick Meier: Big Data Philathropy aka Big Data Commons”

2012/06/032012/06/03

Patrick Meier: Geofeedia Next Generation Crisis Mapping Technology

My colleague Jeannine Lemaire from the Core Team of the Standby Volunteer Task Force (SBTF) recently pointed me to Geofeedia, which may very well be the next generation in crisis mapping technology. So I spent over an hour talking with GeoFeedia’s CEO, Phil Harris, to learn more about the platform and discuss potential applications for …

Continue reading “Patrick Meier: Geofeedia Next Generation Crisis Mapping Technology”