Presentation on Facebook from "Acting Up - Using Theater & Technology for Social Change," from DePaul's School for New Learning Distance Education Program, Winter 2010.
4. How Did Facebook Come About? Brief Overview: The Humble Beginnings In 2004, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg created a publication called thefacebook on campus It’s purpose was to familiarize students with one another “ The facebook ” became so popular and grew beyond Harvard’s campus Rhonda Albritton: Impact of Facebook Shaping Social Change
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6. Facebook Groups: Great Tool for Social Activist Groups Rhonda Albritton: Impact of Facebook Shaping Social Change Groups created in Facebook can allow social change organizations to tap into an existing audience with similar interests A mission can be spread further and reached by more people of groups with similar interests
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8. The Cons of Using Facebook For Social Change Rhonda Albritton: Impact of Facebook Shaping Social Change A tedious task is ahead of us Are they joining the Group out of “Friend” Obligation? Is real commitment involved? Users prefer the old-fashioned email method of communication Will our mission be just a fad?
9. Is Facebook a Viable Platform? There have been successes for using Facebook as a form of social change Groups can be mobilized through this networking tool Users have created Facebook pages with Events that have attracted participants in the masses There is a lot of growing that needs to be done but Facebook can still be an integral tool