How can we use the Internet as a force for good has been a question that many in the tech community have asked. Heather Leson is the Director of Community Engagement at Ushahidi, and is working on that exact problem. Ushahidi allows users to compile maps to track anything they want. Collating data from text messages, social media, e-mails, sensors, and more Ushahidi is trying to aid those that want to help fix the world.

Websites, and programs mentioned by Heather:
Great Lakes Commons Map
Trash Wag Matching artists to trash.
Brck
Brck specs
Brck’s Kickstarter Campaign
Social Coding for Good
Random Hacks of Kindness
Public Lab
Open Knowledge Foundation
Ushahidi Wiki
OpenStreetMap
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Social Tech Census
Learn OSM
Map Box

Audio recording can be found on Michael’s blog