How Social Media Can Affect Real Social and Governmental Change

People have always used the “social media” of their time to effect change. Without belaboring history, consider that some of the most widely-felt changes in the Western world were made by “bloggers” using the technology of their day. Paul of Tarsus (St. Paul), wrote newsletters (epistles) that substantially influenced Christianity throughout the Mediterranean. Martin Luther brought church abuses to light and initiated the Protestant Reformation ... Full Story »

Posted by Doug Greer - via David Wardell (t), Rachel Fus (t), Kristi Hancock (t), Félix Averlant (t), Yuni Iwata (t), Gil Sharon (t), Jeremy Caplan (t), andrew ritz (t), Donica Mensing (t), andrew ritz (f), Jason Samfield (f), Tiffany Hebb (f), Lisandro Mierez (f), David Fox (f)
Tags Help
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Doug Greer - Apr 20, 2010 - 10:00 AM PDT
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 21, 2010 - 5:42 AM PDT

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Kaizar Campwala
3.1
by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 21, 2010

Informative, with some great links. What it is missing is nuance and an examination of the limitations and drawbacks to these trends. Does social network based politics really expand the base of citizens who get involved? See Lawrence Lessig's TNR piece about transparency (linked).

See Full Review » (10 answers)
Doug Greer
5.0
by Doug Greer - Apr. 20, 2010
See Full Review » (3 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.7

Good
from 3 reviews (32% confidence)
Quality
3.6
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Information
5.0
Insight
2.0
Style
3.0
Context
2.0
Expertise
3.0
Originality
4.0
Relevance
3.0
Responsibility
4.0
Popularity
4.0
Recommendation
4.0
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
4.2
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

  • Making Government Transparent and Accountable Pending

    Posted by Doug Greer
  • The Uncaucus: A Citizen-led Movement for Providence's Future Pending

    Posted by Doug Greer
  • Against Transparency

    How could anyone be against transparency? Its virtues and its utilities seem so crushingly obvious. But I have increasingly come to worry that there is an error at the core of ...
    Posted by Kaizar Campwala