Case Studies — Twitter
Twitter is a popular microblogging platform where users post updates in 140 characters or less. Twitter has over 100 million registered users!
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.
#FreeAlaa
The online and offline campaign to free an activist in Egypt brought worldwide focus to his plight and helped him go free.
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Greenpeace uses Barbie and Ken to Curb Deforestation
Greenpeace used humor, social media, and Barbie and Ken's popularity to motivate Mattel to take action against deforestation.
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10,000 Applaud to Overthrow ‘Europe’s Last Dictator’
Ten thousand activists protesting against Lukashenko's prolonged presidential regime represent the stirrings of revolution.
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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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#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A Twitter campaign organized using hashtags and repealed an unpopular law that would have taxed internet users.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 following in Venezuela.
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Ahmed Salah and Egyptian Revolution
What factors led to a revolutionary tipping point while keeping Egyptian activists connected, safe, and maintaining nonviolence?
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An Influential Twitter User’s Hand in Commuting a Death Sentence
Utilizing a Twitter "whale" to amplify the plight of a man on death row helped save a life by garnering petition signatures.
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Cuidemos el Voto
How clean are elections in Mexico? A team of activists and technologists decided to find out for themselves.
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Were Protests in Moldova a Twitter Revolution?
In April 2009, protests against election fraud took place in Moldova. How influential was Twitter's role in the demonstrations?
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