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Who is going to use Sharek - and how?
Deen Sharp, the blogger behind the Lebanese Elections blog asks:
Will we get the first bit of breaking news regarding electoral news from a citizen reporting to Sharek961.org? Or will it just act as a platform for political slander?
While there are many international observers that have come to monitor the elections in Lebanon, what about the [...]
What is Sharek961, anyway?
Sharek961 is what happens when a bunch of people who love Lebanon and like technology start talking about how to support transparency in Lebanese politics.
It’s an idea that needs you to help it happen – your emails, your SMS, your pictures and reports. We take these pictures and reports and map them anonymously online – [...]
Who is Sharek961?
Well, we’re not the first people to do this: we owe a lot of inspiration to our friends Gaurav Mishra of Gauravonomics and Selvam Vermurugan of eMoksha, and their Vote Report India project, as well as Twitter Vote Report.
On a technical side, we owe a debt of gratitude to a number of amazing open-source and [...]
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