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"But someone must still curate all of this citizen journalism, and that's where a group called Video The Vote comes in. A member of a network of voting rights groups known as the Election Protection Coalition, Video the Vote wants anybody who notices voting problems to document the situation and bring the footage to its attention. "In an era of partisan voter purges, onerous ID requirements, and organized intimidation, it's not enough for citizens to just cast their ballots," says Matt Pascarella, Video The Vote's campaign director. In addition to collecting citizen uploads, he'll field a national network of his own videographers to target swing-state hotspots."

53 percent of adults age 65 and older have ventured online, sending emails even exploring social media sites like Facebook.  Among seniors who use the Internet, 70 percent are online every day - only slightly less than the 82 percent of all adult Internet users who use the Web on a daily basis.

 DoSomething.org is a platform that mobilizes teens to effect social change without needing. Issues range from recycling to teaching senior citizens how to use the Internet to bullying.

I wonder if device fingerprinting is behind this on some level. Suuuucks when the government is behind it.

Press Passes = virtual currency awarded to people for documenting breaking news with the meporter app.

mobile social activism

Holy F&^%, can you be arrested if your hologram breaks a law?

daily 7.23 youtube direct tools used to collect videos from citizen journalists for the local news.

Ties into tech-empowered communities - this lets local citizens voice concerns about issues in their neighborhood and simplifies civic participation/collaboration.

very strange

"To bridge the gap between traditional and citizen media, iWitness will create a web-based tool that aggregates user-generated content from social media during big news events. Whether a parade or protest, election or earthquake, iWitness will display photos, videos and messages in an easy-to-browse interface."