Free, large-scale text messaging solution: FrontlineSMS
FrontlineSMS is the first text messaging system created exclusively to address the lack of communication tools that many developing country grassroots NGOs face. By leveraging computers and mobile phones, FrontlineSMS enables instantaneous two-way communication on a large scale.
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“From local micro-businesses to global commercial giants, to NGOs and government agencies, the mobile phone is becoming a key tool for reaching new markets and servicing customers at the lowest possible cost. As penetration and usage increase, international development efforts around the mobile phone are also growing…”
The Tool in Your Hand: The Mobile Revolution
Ever wonder what the social implications are of the mobile revolution? Take a look…
Observations from Mobile Tech for Social Change Barcamp and Tim Berners Lee!
Mobile Tech for Social Change barcamp in San Francisco.
A live video conversation with Tim Berners Lee who talked about the need for making the mobile web accessible to all people around the world, and his new Web Foundation. (Some video from the conversation is here.) It was wonderful to see that Tim understands the importance of mobiles in the next generation of the ‘web’ when the majority of the world is already accessing the web through their mobile screens.
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Germination
Germination is a production company bringing people together to develop innovative solutions to social issues.
Lina Srivastava
Lina Srivastava helps agents of social change by providing socially conscious and business-savvy strategic consulting services.
