Likes don’t save lives: Introducing Activists.org
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How do we overcome the challenge of slacktivism that new media encourages? We make new media platforms better by creating our own - a prototype of a social media platform for activism we have dubbed activists.org. This website is still an idea and not yet realised. If you would like to help make this idea a reality, do drop me a message! This presentation was formulated at the Global Cross-Disciplinary Tournament (GXT) held at Peking University in 2013.
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- 11. - Evgeny Morozov, 2009
- 12. Perceptions of Effectiveness of Action Social Capital Personal Connection to the Core Goals of the Movement
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- 15. Source: Peace Boat Volunteer Center and Hack for Japan (2012) Internet 39% Social Media 13% TV, Radio 11% Newspaper , Magazine 7% Symposium 2% Family, Friends 22% Other 6% How did know volunteer for disaster? (M.A)• Tohoku Earthquake in 2011, 15,000 died, 3,000 still missing. • 70% volunteered 2 times, 42% more than 4 times. • 40% were notified via Internet, 12% by social media • Two roles social media played: shared the contexts of disaster areas changed our perception of volunteering into active.
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