Geotagging -- also referred to as "geocoding," is the process of taking a location on an online map and linking that location to an article or website. We've talked about it in various degrees in classes, and it's a pretty cool idea, but this is one intense way to use it.
Ushahidi is a Web site dedicated to tracking the violence in Kenya via geotagging. They allow people to update the map with icons designating everything from peace efforts and property loss to riots and rape. Keeping with the interests of my previous entry, people can update the site by getting online or by SMS.
The day after I finished reading In the Hot Zone, I turned on the television while making lunch, watched five minutes of news on the Kenyan violence, and got convinced the world is doomed. Seriously, I was this close to breaking down in tears ...
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