master thesis

[Matteo Beltramin]

HI
I am Matteo Beltramin, I am a final year double degree student in
Marketing and communication (Venice Italy) and Master in Management at
ESCP Europe – Paris.

The theme of my master thesis is:
“The use of social media in non-profit platforms. Can they increase
the speed and efficiency in the resolution of crises and emergencies
than using traditional means?"

In the thesis i want to analyze Ushahidi.
I have some questions for the community.

Can ushahidi become a standard for information during a crisis?

During a crisis is Ushahidi and its integration with twitter better
then a traditional media?

During a crisis do you think it's necessary to have some tools
(Swiftriver) that try to determine the authenticity of what is being
reported? Are they efficients? Can they be improved?

Best regards
Matteo Beltramin

[tim kochanski]

That sounds like great thesis material.  Has anyone had any ideas on what to do or done any work with the crisis data collected from various Ushahidi projects?  --Tim K.  

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