How the Earthquake Can Jump Start Innovation in Japan
summary
March 11 causes roughly 20,000 deaths and ~$200 billion in damage, and sparks immediate tech responses: local networks like mixi for status, Twitter for logistics, a student-built Room Donor site for emergency housing, vending-machine donations, a Picasa album that crowdsources transcription of survivor lists, and YouTube channels for refugee messages. Traffic to aggregator services jumps fivefold, volunteers face information overload at centers, and informal livestreaming pushes NHK into 24/7 live streams, seeding product and policy reinvention.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00The tragedy of March 11th
- 0:58Internet usage in aftermath
- 2:34Digital relief efforts
- 5:08Innovation through digital tools
- 7:19A wave of reinvention
- 9:28Future of Tohoku reconstruction
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