Online activism groups formed on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can effectively connect people and organize protests, but may lack dedication over time. The document discusses several examples of Facebook groups that rapidly gained members to support political causes, such as supporting monk protests in Burma and freeing an imprisoned Egyptian blogger. However, it also notes that the low level of dedication on social networks can be a problem for long-term online activism. While social media allows wide reach, the level of engagement may drop off unless people are highly motivated by the cause.

1. Online Colectivism Basedon “Digital Maoism” byJaronLanier GermanTeran Understandig of Digital Society 2009950120

2. “HiveMind” “…remove the scent of people, so as to come as close as possible to simulating the appearance of content emerging out of the Web as if it were speaking to us as a supernatural oracle.” Algorithm information No human author

3. Internet’svalueisthe PEOPLE So…

4. Use SNS to create Online activism groups will connect people. The author writes about my space (2006). But nowadays Facebook is bigger and has

5. Facebook Colectivism

6. SupportTheMonk’sprotest in Burma

8. SupportTheMonk’sprotest in Burma In the first 10 days, 19-year-old Alex Bookbinder's Facebook group, "Support the Monks' protest in Burma," has amassed more than 160,000 members. The social networking page has become a newswire on happenings in the governing junta's violent crackdown, a mouthpiece for nearly 200 discussion topics and a planning space for demonstrations from Vancouver to Hong Kong.

9. HelpFouad

11. HelpFouad A Moroccan computer engineer, FouadMourtada, has been sentenced to three years in jail for setting up a Facebook profile in the name of a member of the royal family. A member of the facebook group, writing a message on the wall, suggested organizing a protest in Paris in solidarity with Fouad. In 5 hours five cities around the world were ready for demostration. Fouad was released by a royal pardon, on the evening of March 18, 2008. After 2 months of creating the group.

12. Free Kareem

15. Free Kareem KareemAmerisanEgyptianbloggerwhochallengedtheregimen of president Hosni Murabak and critizedislamicextremism and violence. Onnovember 2006 he wasarrested and onFebruary 2007 he wassentecedtothreeyears in prison. Theycreatedthefacebookaccounttoorganize strikes in Germany, USA, France, etc.

16. Pros & cons Pros: Lots of people use facebook Lowprice Cons: Disorganizedcontent Lowdeticationlevel

17. Conclusions Online activism can be a way to avoid “Hive minds” but low dedication level is a problem. SNS can connect people to fight for an objective.

18. Thankyou 谢谢

19. References http://www.thestar.com/News/article/261973 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/morocco-facebooks-fake-prince-could-face-five-years-in-prison/ http://nb-no.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8797368151 http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/05/f-online-protest.html http://twitter.com/freekareem http://www.freekareem.org/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10271643891 Digital MaoismbyJaronLanier: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/lanier06/lanier06_index.html