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Mobile apps are a waste of time for associations.

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According to Pew, only 29 percent of adults with cell phones use apps on their phone, compared with 72 percent who use SMS (text messaging) and 38 percent who access the internet. In addition, more and more popular applications will be preloaded on mobile devices. Remember, the adoption rate for SMS is 2.5 Think I’m wrong?

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Preparing for the Next Disaster: The Future of #crisisdata

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Patrick Meier is a director of crisis mapping at Ushahidi, which is a platform that unifies data gathered from multiple sources (SMS, e-mail, web) and distributes it onto a visual map or timeline. Furthermore, 90 percent of respondents also felt that the public expects some action based on social media applications.

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