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Slacktivism Makes Not the World a Better Place

Patricia Morizio | Posted 04.03.2013 | Technology
Read More: Immigrants, Social Business, Millenials, Generation Y, Kickstarter, Silicon Valley, change.org, Clicktivism, Slactivism, Technology News
Patricia Morizio

We're not all (nor can we all be) cardiothoracic surgeons, human rights lawyers, or Mother Theresa. That leaves the rest of us critical thinkers scratching our heads about what it is we last did for mankind.

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Looking for What Works: Best Online Organizing Reads of 2010

Michael Silberman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Social Media, Clicktivism, Organizing, Social Change, Community Organizing, Engagement, Malcolm Gladwell, Online Organizing, Best of 2010, Best Of, Impact News
Michael Silberman

But behind the buzz about Gladwell and Wikileaks last year were some truly inspired commentaries that enriched the entire field of online organizing and digital social change-making.

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The Tragedy of Political Advocacy

Jake Brewer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Social Media, Clicktivism, Democracy in Action, Gov2.0, Lobbying, Lobbying Industry, Aarp, Congressional-Management-Foundation, Congressional Staff, Malcolm Gladwell, Focus on the Family, Blue State Digital, Greenpeace, Advocacy, Politics News
Jake Brewer

If you are one of the 135 million people [1] who have contacted Congress by letter, phone call, or online petition in the last few years, you've proba...

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