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Ushahidi SwiftRiver Provides Trust Through Validation In A Sea of Patchy Data

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SwiftRiver is an online tool for aggregating, managing, filtering and validating information from several data streams and feeds. It can be used as a standalone tool to aggregate and manage data from several sources or can be integrated with other applications that ‘consume’ the data such as mapping tools like Ushahidi.

 

It is also easy to use and intuitive. Being open source means it is customisable. Being online means that once it is installed, it is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection.

 

How does it work?
Once an instance of SwiftRiver has been downloaded and installed on a web server, the user specifies data streams to aggregate data from. The can be from including Email, news/blog feeds, twitter, SMS and more. Data and sources can be rated and sorted based on trustworthiness, reliability, etc.

 

The application uses a set of web services and APIs to help in the management of data. The functions these APIs carry out include:

 

  • Use keywords in text to determine related data
  • Detect the location of incoming data
  • Filter out duplicate content
  • Determine the popularity of incoming content

SMSsync Turns Mobile Phone Into A Local SMS Gateway And Then Syncs To The Web

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SMSsync is a simple SMS to HTTP sync utility. It turns a mobile phone into a local SMS gateway that syncs to the web.It is already used internally in the Ushahidi Android app, to allow people without computer access to easily send messages to an Ushahidi deployment.

 

Other uses include: creating your own in-country SMS-to-Twitter app now utilizing SMSsync and the Twitter API; a radio station using SMSSync to have users respond to something on air.

 

How To Set It Up

  • To start the SMSSync Gateway, you’ll need to specify a callback URL. This URL is where all incoming text messages will be transmitted to.
  • For security you can specify at secret at the callback URL. If the secret doesn’t match, the callback URL will ignore the transmission.
  • Additionally, you can specify keywords with which to filter incoming messages. Only matching text messages will be sent to the SMSSync Gateway URL.
  • The SMSSync sends the following variables via the POST method:
    • from
    • message
    • secret

In order for SMSSync to account for perfect transmission, the callback URL needs to give back a formatted JSON string such as its shown below to indicate if it received the message or not.

In Kenya, They Have Built Games Around Water Resources. Now, Play GETH²O Games

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GETH²O is a serious but fun mobile phone game about peace building, based on real life and with an educational purpose.  The aim of the game is to build houses and manage water resources for you and your family. You need to think about your community too.

 

There are many challenges: water is expensive; houses can get attacked; the river polluted; drought can strike; corruption; crime and gangs are rife. What are your strategies to prosper? While playing the game young people are faced with the dynamics of conflict and have to choose solutions for destruction or peace. Game play and dynamics are based on a real life setting.

 

Get serious fun on your mobile phone with the Geth2o game. Build houses and manage water resources for you and your family, think about your community and find ways to cope with challenges, such as crime or chronic water shortage. Will you overcome these challenges and prosper? Download the game to find out!

 

GetH2O is a serious games about peace building. Fun games based on real life situations, with an educational purpose. At first a multiplayer board game was co-created by a team of young Kenyans with designers from butterfly Works and Mamabits. Next, the game was translated into a single player mobile version. Mobile phones are incredibly popular in Kenya, especially among the youth.

 

In Kenya, Kasha Now Saves Your SMS Messages Securely and Forever

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In Kenya, Kasha saves your SMS messages securely and forever. With mobile payments now common, confirmation of transactions will increasingly be via SMS. Securely saving these messages will therefore be important for individuals and businesses.

 

Save all your M-PESA, yuCash, ZAP, sentimental or important SMS simply and securely for life!

 

How does it work?
1) Send the word JOIN to 2273 or visit www.kasha.mobi from your phone or PC to create an account for FREE.
2) Forward the SMS message you want to save to 2273.
3) It is saved for life! View it any time by going to www.kasha.mobi
4) SMS is charged at 5/-

 

 

Mocality Is a Kenyan Mobile-Based Business Directory

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Mocality is a mobile-based business directory. It is a Kenyan business directory designed for the mobile phone. It will expand into many other countries in Africa, becoming the largest business directory in Africa. Mocality offers business owners a whole range of exciting tools to promote and expand their businesses.

 

It enables users to search for businesses via their mobile phones – either via the mobile site or by using SMS commands. Features include geo-mapping, business profiles and contact details. Businesses are able to sign-up and maintain their own profiles and contact information to ensure their details always remain accurate. Business owners are also offered a range of tools (such as SMS services, free mobile sites, free vCards and ability to maintain contact lists) to promote their businesses.

 

Users can use Mocality by accessing the site from either their desktop or mobile internet browsers. They can also use SMS to query the application. Businesses can sign-up by following the instructions on the website.

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