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Lucas Eaton

Rehberg, Tester embrace social media tools - 1 views

missoulian.com/...9f-11e0-b563-001cc4c002e0.html

social media politics technology

shared by Lucas Eaton on 13 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Lucas Eaton on 13 Dec 10
     
    Even in Montana social media has become important. It's true it is "en train de changer" the way politics is run. In a place with so few people, each person could really have a direct line to candidates and I suppose a more direct dialogue with the people is much easier. However, as the article states, could this lead to a more polarizing political field--meaning only strong supporters of a candidate would follow them through social media, and thus the candidate is really only talking to people on one even extreme side? Is social media used in politics in Luxembourg? It could have a strong impact here, seeing as how there are even half as many people in this country as in Montana! Oh and off the subject, Montana is so small. The senator Baucus referred to in the article bought my grandpa's car from us after he died.
Cecile Dupire

The New Digital Media and Activist Networking within Anti-Corporate GlobalizationMovements - 1 views

www.jstor.org/25046069

transnational social movements digital technologies media activism globalization activist networking cultural politics embodied media

shared by Cecile Dupire on 02 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Cecile Dupire on 02 Dec 10
     
    As I mentioned during the class, I read this article to know media are embodied within activist group, or by their opponant i.e. gouvernments, polices... But what is interesting in this article is to analyze how new media had an impact in the transformation of activist groups, such as for example going from being more local to becoming global. Interesting article when it comes to see how people are in practice interacting with these media.
  • anola brace on 09 Jan 11
     
    I agree with Cecile that, this article shows very good results of the interaction of social action with social media tools. The use of social media tools have a greater and faster impact to the society. The information about what is happening around you about a lot of injustice is spreading so quickly. I want to give a very recently example. And International organization was posting via email, fb, you tube concerning a cause in South Africa. They got the signature for this petition in very short time and the reaction of the government very soon and everyone is informed about the future actions to help this cause. It´s amazing when you think how quickly can happen, and imagine if these tools didn´t exist, most probably we will not even know what is happening around us.
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