If you’ve been reading this blog recently, you’ll know that I am singularly unconvinced by the utility of crowdsourcing in emergencies (at least, the sort of emergencies that I’ve been in). However – and I can’t emphasise this enough – I am often wrong. So I’d like to present a video from the Ushahidi meeting last month in which members of the team explain the principles behind Swift River, the crowdsourcing filter approach that they’re developing. Watch the presentation – it’s very clear and comprehensive – and decide for yourselves. However I will add a disclaimer: this presentation does not persuade me that my initial views were wrong. You need to bear in mind two things though – first, I think we’re talking about different types of emergency, and second, I’m often wrong.
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