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Social Media Protests

The Tweet That Forgot to Shake the World

Andrea Grossman | Posted 09.11.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Social Media Activism, Social Media, Occupy Wallstreet, Twitter, Social Media Protests, Social Media Politics, Writers Bloc, Arab Spring, Los Angeles News
Andrea Grossman

Are tweets in different parts of the world taken more seriously than they are here? Do we get so many that we can barely pay attention to them as they fly in? What do we do with the information that we receive from tweets?

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Student Activism Today

The Brown Daily Herald | Posted 05.14.2012 | College
Read More: Brown University, Political Activism, Social Media Activism, Student Activism, Student Social Media, Social Media Protests, College Activsim, Studen Protests, Student Apathy, Student Political Activism, College Protests, College News
The Brown Daily Herald

Americans have lost faith in the responsiveness of government, abandoning the expectation that political activism gets results. But while bad politics have made a mockery of the political process, restoring it is a cause worth fighting for.

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Revolutionary Apps: the Real Social Media Driving Today's Political Protests

Tom Hayes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Egypt, Social Media, Yemen Protests, Egypt Revolution, Bahrain Protests, Social-Media-Protests, Technology, Politics News
Tom Hayes

Social media has received much credit for its role in galvanizing throngs of protesters. But while the press likes to call out the big platforms, it has actually been a set of lesser-known tools at the heart of these uprisings.

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Syrians Call For 'A Day Of Rage' On Facebook And Twitter

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Syria Protests, Egypt Protests, Social Media Protests, Facebook, Egypt Twitter, Syrian-Uprising, Bashar Assad, World News

BEIRUT — Syrians are organizing campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that call for a "day of rage" in Damascus this week, taking inspiration from E...

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