Making the world suck less (CGIU '11)
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Making the world suck less04/02/2011Alexis Ohanian
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The voice of the internet News before it happens
The biggest little community online
Credit: xkcd
So you want to makethe world suck less?
Great!
Social mediaare here to help.
The (free) webis a tool for
activism
the most effectivedistribution platform
for data the world has ever seen
reddit, a community of millionswho know each other only by usernamesfundraised nearly $1,000,000 in 2010.
photo credit: Greenpeace Finland
Anahi
Kaimana
Mister
MisterSplashy
MisterSplashyPants
5%
{dramatic pause}
70%
Just kidding!
119,367votes78%!
4,329votes3%
Internet loves Mister Splashy Pants
vYAY!
The “secret”
Levelplaying field.
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Be genuineBe forthright
You’ve lost control.Embrace it.
You no longer control the message.And that’s OK.
We want to make the world suck less.
We want to make the world suck less.
We want to make the world suck less.
We want to make the world suck less.
We want to make the world suck less.
for nerds!
$175,000 donated so far
Peace and Social Action Committeeof the Midlothian Friends Meeting
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