In recent crises , like the 2010 Haiti earthquake , members of online technology communities have cooperated to gather , process and share crucial information resources to help aid agencies on the ground , without contributing to ' data noise ' , by focusing on the information needs of aid agencies and other responders . This collective action was recognised and legitimized after the Haiti earthquake when volunteer communities established a '' '' network of networks '' '' with the aim of concentrating the abilities online responders on the most urgent information needs during each new emergency
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
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