iSchool Capstone

Postcomet

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

equity & inclusion

software development

Project poster

Age Friendly Seattle's Civic Coffee Hour has been an essential informational event for Seattle's older adult population, especially among immigrants and refugees, for the past decade. Now Civic Coffee Hour must expand to Seattle community centers, but participants still need to be able to participate in a live, online Q&A event. We created Postcomet, a solution that integrates SMS into YouTube Live broadcasts, allowing users to participate in the event regardless of their viewing location. This allows people to connect to live events & live speakers though technologies they already understand: YouTube and text messaging.

Project participants:

Madison Laughlin

Informatics

Adrian Ionescu

Informatics

Mikias Lema

Informatics

Tristan Macelli

Informatics