Latest Videos - FrontlineSMS

Welcome and introduction to FrontlineSMS

2009-11-26T21:49:57.604Z

A short introductory video to FrontlineSMS for new users, or people interested in the very basics of how the software works, how you get a copy, and what equipment you need

FrontlineSMS:Credit unveiled at Africa Gathering

2009-11-13T04:10:25.557Z

Our first public presentation =)

FrontlineSMS in Agriculture

2009-11-09T23:11:37.973Z

This short video, compiled by the Gates Foundation in early 2009, highlights a few uses of FrontlineSMS in the agriculture sector

Clay Shirky: How Twitter can make history

2009-06-18T16:32:48.473Z

In his June 2009 'TED' talk at the US State Department, Clay Shirky opens up with an example of technology transfer from the developing to the developed world, citing the Nigerian election monitoring project (which used the earlier, beta version of FrontlineSMS). A great talk, and a nice shout for the early days of \o/

FrontlineSMS and "The Social Mobile Long Tail"

2009-05-24T09:20:07.101Z

A short clip from UC Berkeley's "Soul of the New Machine" human rights conference from May 2009, where Ken Banks talks about the thinking behind FrontlineSMS, and how we need to be focusing more of our attention on developing appropriate mobile tools for grassroots NGOs

Further information on the Social Mobile Long Tail is available via a kiwanja blog post here:

http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2009/01/a-glimpse-into-social-mobiles-long-tail/