Case Studies — Social Networking
Social networks are online communities where friends and family can connect with one another to share information, news, and media. The most popular sites include Facebook, MySpace, Meetup, and orkut. 500 million people are actively using Facebook; if Facebook were a country, if would be the third largest in the world!
The Movements.org case study series identifies and evaluates campaigns that have harnessed technology for social change in their communities or that have demonstrated degree of success that others could learn from. Think you or someone you know should be featured?! Share your work here.
350.org’s 10-10-10 Global Work Party
350.org helped supporters organize local events held simultaneously around the world to draw attention to the climate crisis.
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The Pink Chaddi Campaign
A group on Indian women initiated a tongue-in-cheek campaign to stand up women's rights.
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@BPGlobalPR
Following the Gulf oil spill, one comedian used a parody Twitter account to poke fun at BP while raising money for the Gulf.
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CrisisCamp Haiti
Following the earthquake in Haiti, volunteers gathered at CrisisCamps to lend their tech skills and help the relief efforts.
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Oscar Morales and One Million Voices Against FARC
Colombian Oscar Morales created a Facebook group against FARC that led to an international protest movement.
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#InternetNecesario
A Twitter campaign organized using hashtags and repealed an unpopular law that would have taxed internet users.
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Free Kareem
When a young Egyptian is suddenly jailed for writing a provocative blog post, one activist launches a campaign to get him out.
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El Chiguirre Bipolar
Despite encroaching censorship, a satirical political blog gains a huge hollowing in Venezuela.
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Publishing Independent News in a State Controlled, but Very Wired, Media Environment
In the face of lagging press freedom, The Online Citizen in Singapore amplifies the voices of average citizens.
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An Influential Twitter User’s Hand in Commuting a Death Sentence
How an influential Twitter user played a role in getting a man's death sentence commuted
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