Strong ties vs. Weak ties

Will the revolution be tweeted?

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What are Strong Ties?

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Greensboro sit-in

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High-Risk Activism Requires:

• Strong Ties • Hierarchy &

Power Structure

Mississippi Freedom Summer

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why does social media get so much credit?

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Power to the Peoplehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUJi00x25A8&feature=player_embedded

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2002: Estrada, Philippines 2004: Aznar, Spain 2009: Moldova

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2006: Belarus 2009: Iran

Social media doesn’t guarantee a successful revolution

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What effect can social media have?http://vimeo.com/35179159

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The Conservative Dilemma

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CRITIQUE. Social Media is great for slacktivism: long on bumper-sticker sentiment and short on useful action

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Indeed, the best practical reason to think social media can help bring political change is that both

dissidents and governments think they can.

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