Comments on: Quickbits November 2008 http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/ because information can save lives Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Longley http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-250464 Tom Longley Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:47:16 +0000 http://www.humanitarian.info/?p=316#comment-250464 Isn't the Shelter Centre site brill? <a>AWN</a>, take some lessons... Also kudos to <a href="http://matslats.net/" rel="nofollow">Matt Slater</a>, who did <a href="http://www.sheltercentre.org/phase1RFP.pdf" rel="nofollow">the hard part</a>. Isn’t the Shelter Centre site brill? AWN, take some lessons…

Also kudos to Matt Slater, who did the hard part.

]]> By: Paul Currion http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-250133 Paul Currion Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:48:49 +0000 http://www.humanitarian.info/?p=316#comment-250133 Patrick - I'm always glad to see more exposure for NetHope in the press - it's one of those few projects that is an inherently good idea, Maybe it's my long-dormant journalist side that automatically thinks "why now?" :P Patrick – I’m always glad to see more exposure for NetHope in the press – it’s one of those few projects that is an inherently good idea, Maybe it’s my long-dormant journalist side that automatically thinks “why now?” :P

]]> By: Paul Currion http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-250132 Paul Currion Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:47:09 +0000 http://www.humanitarian.info/?p=316#comment-250132 Don't get me wrong - I think it's a good idea. AWN should be using as many avenues as possible for outreach. My main questions (which perhaps I should have been specific about) are probably about the transaction costs of maintaining a presence on multiple platforms, and about what added value any given platform delivers (beyond the brute number of members). As I said, it's a good idea, but I'd be interested to hear what you believe Facebook will deliver for AWN? Don’t get me wrong – I think it’s a good idea. AWN should be using as many avenues as possible for outreach. My main questions (which perhaps I should have been specific about) are probably about the transaction costs of maintaining a presence on multiple platforms, and about what added value any given platform delivers (beyond the brute number of members). As I said, it’s a good idea, but I’d be interested to hear what you believe Facebook will deliver for AWN?

]]> By: Jayne Cravens http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-250128 Jayne Cravens Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:40:09 +0000 http://www.humanitarian.info/?p=316#comment-250128 "Is the obvious avenue for Aid Workers Network the street called Facebook? I’m not convinced, for a number of reasons, but it’s nice to see the sector trying these things out." Why shouldn't AWN try to outreach to as many aid workers as possible? There are aid workers on FaceBook, and AWN is trying to reach them. So what? “Is the obvious avenue for Aid Workers Network the street called Facebook? I’m not convinced, for a number of reasons, but it’s nice to see the sector trying these things out.”

Why shouldn’t AWN try to outreach to as many aid workers as possible? There are aid workers on FaceBook, and AWN is trying to reach them. So what?

]]> By: Patrick Meier http://www.humanitarian.info/2008/11/15/quickbits-november-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-249435 Patrick Meier Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.humanitarian.info/?p=316#comment-249435 good question on the NetHope article, was puzzled myself good question on the NetHope article, was puzzled myself

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