Vijana FM is currently using Crowdmap, a crowdsourcing tool built by Ushahidi, to gather reports on ideas, thoughts, and experiences on the 2010 elections in Tanzania. We are hoping that the tool will provide free people-to-people intelligence, opinions, and discussions, to spread knowledge about the election process and events.
Users can submit reports in three ways:
- By e-mailing TZelect (at) gmail (dot) com
- By using the hashtags #TZelect or #uchaguzitz (thanks to JamiiForums for creating this hashtag)
- By filling out a form on the crowdmap
As always, feel free to get in touch with us if you need help.
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This is a powerful tool, especially for its usage on the upcoming elections. A first in Tanzania! Vijana FM can achieve a lot with this platform for its long term goals.
For the election purposes the system has to be easily accessible, to gather feedback from the majority of the voters who are outside Dar, Arusha, or Mwanza. These viewers have limited-time on-line, and this has to be taken into account. Good-job guys!
There is a similar tool in the works apperantly (thanks, SN): http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=21379
We would be keen to work with them if possible, especially since they are looking to take data in via mobile phones.
Folks,
I was introduced to your wonderfiul blog through The Mikocheni Report. I just thought you would be interested in Malcolm Gladwell’s forthcoming critique of social media as an instrument of big change. The article is called ‘Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted” Here is one of his sentences in his inimitable style:
“In other words, Facebook activism succeeds not by motivating people to make a real sacrifice but by motivating them to do the things that people do when they are not motivated enough to make a real sacrifice. We are a long way from the lunch counters of Greensboro.”
Read more:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all#ixzz10odV5zGi
I don’t know if the link will work but try it.
And keep up the good work.