At 11:59 on March 31 East Africa Time, a brain virus started to spread through the African continent. The media is referring to it as Zombiegeddon or Operation Z. SwiftRiver and Ushahidi have begun tracking reports of incident from around … Continue reading
I was struck with how different Ushahidi is while reading a New York Times article on Inc Magazine, where they chose to work remotely for a full month. There are other virtual organizations, so we’re not unique in this, but … Continue reading
Last week we released our realtime news filter and analytic tool, SwiftRiver. Even though it’s an alpha, it’s already seen a healthy number of downloads from people curious about what we’ve been working on. However, one thing you’ll notice if … Continue reading
This morning’s release of SwiftRiver v0.0.9 Rumba is the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of planning and a few months of development time. When I came on board in December, the Ushahidi staff, Kaushal Jhalla, Chris Blow, Ed Bice … Continue reading
SwiftRiver Alpha version 0.0.9 “Rumba” has been released. Keep in mind, it’s an Alpha. It works but it’s still rough around the edges and mainly for feedback purposes from developers and potential users like the guys at the Meedan Hackathon … Continue reading