Online Activism

VOTE! Webby Awards Nominates 5 Sites For Social Change Award

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Webby, Video, Twitter, Social Change, Activism, Webby Awards, Online Activism, Youtube, Facebook, Kiva, Slidepollajax, Social Activism, change.org, Impact News

Nothing will replace the immeasurable power of a protest that gathers thousands of people in a city square. But a number of organizations and social n...

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Latino-Focused Online Activism: Does It Work?

Elianne Ramos | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Online Activism, Latinos, Arizona Immigration Law, Civic Engagement, Slacktivism, Moving2maricopa, Latino Politics, Video, Latino Voices News

Any and all efforts that can potentially awaken our consciousness and drive us to individual and collective ownership and action over issues, are completely worth it, in my book.

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Five Questions for Simon Mainwaring

Jeff Sweat | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Yahoo!, Online-Activism, Online Advertising, Advertising, Online Activism, Branding, Simon-Mainwaring, Yahoo, Media News

Branding consultant Simon Mainwaring was an agency star, but his work as worldwide creative director for Motorola at Ogilvy and other agencies didn't exactly point to his latest venture -- a book and social branding firm that aim to help create a more equitable world.

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Egypt's New Era

Ramy Nagy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wael Ghonim, Egypt Protests, Business Stradegy, Twitter, Cairo, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Networking, Tahrir Square, Online Activism, Hosni Mubarak, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Curfew, Blogging, Communication, World News

There are so many projects in development right now in Egypt. The conversations here are now about building the country, investing in innovation and challenging the status quo.

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Malcolm Gladwell: 9,999 Hours Shy

George Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, Malcolm Gladwell, Online Activism, Charitable Giving, Social Networking, Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted, Impact News

Twitter doesn't deserve a Nobel any more than a mobile phone, laptop, printing press, or other communication tools do. Give people more avenues to communicate meaningful ideas and good things will happen.

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The Fundamental Dishonesty of the Republican YouCut Budget Project

Colin Delany | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Activism, Congress, California Budget Crisis, Federal Budget Deficit, Tea Party, Eric Cantor, Budget, Crowdsourcing, Youcut, Politics News

The fruits of Eric Cantor's new "YouCut" project made it to the House floor last week, with results entirely predictable: nothing passed, and it did s...

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To Fight Cuts, Nevada Students Take To Their Computers

Nevada Sagebrush | By: Jay Balagna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nevada, Higher Ed Budget Cuts, University of Nevada, Nevada Sagebrush, Budget Cuts, Activism, Online Activism, Student Activism, College News

Facebook groups, petitions, angry letters and plans for meetings and rallies sprung up on campus last week as students in more than a dozen [Universit...

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7 Tips For Online Activism

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Craig Newmark, Online Activism, Craigslist, Politics News

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Guilty of Hope: Egyptian Activists Arrested For Promoting El Baradei

Wael Nawara | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Democracy, News, Media Propaganda, Online Activism, Egypt?S Presidential Elections 2011, National Newspapers, Egypt?S Presidential Elections 2005, El Baradei, Ayman Nour, Ahmed Maher, World News

Last night, several Egyptian Activists and bloggers were arrested while spraying graffiti banners promoting El Baradei. But their real crime is that they are trying to summon a spirit that is evil in the eyes of the current regime.

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Online Activism 1.7: Lessons Learned in Copenhagen

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Internet, Copenhagen 2009, Online Campaigning, Online Activism, New Media, Activism 2.0, Blogging, cop15, Old Media, Technology News

While social media played a role like never before in the run-up and during Copenhagen, there remain issues that must be overcome before activism fully utilizes the power of social media.

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11 Twitter Activists You Should Be Following

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Danny Glover, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Twestival, Slidepoll, Activists, Online Activism, Ashton Kutcher Twitter, Twitter Activists, Lance Armstrong, Livestrong, Social Activism, Ashton Kutcher, Impact News

Tired of reading tweets about breakfast and balloon boys? We've compiled a list of some of the top activists on Twitter, many of whom you might not ev...

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Responding to Mumbai: A Population Speaks Out

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Orkut, Media Online Organizing, Pakistan, Digital Activism, Online Activism, Mumbai Facebook, Facebook, Dorm Room Diplomacy, Digital Media, India Digital Media, Mumbai Orkut, Shubham, Mumbai Attacks, Mumbai Twitter, World News

In response to the Mumbai attacks, Facebook and other online social networks are flooded with communities, discussion groups, and individual members convening online to speak out with an amplified voice.

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MoveOn At Ten

The Nation | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Activism, Netroots, MoveOn Iraq, Moveon 10 Years, Moveon, MoveOn.Org, Politics News

Five years to the day after American forces began their campaign of "shock and awe" in Iraq, opponents of the war gathered in Washington. While some c...

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