How Slacktivist Became Superactivist

POLITICS power to people SPECIAL SLACKTIVIST SUPERACTIVIST 0..which gave slacktivist How social media turned isolated anger into a collective force for social change 3..and then Social Media happened.. the power of Delhi Gang Rape incident Rape of a 5 year old in Delhi Attack on Sarabjit Singh Uttarakhand Floods network.. 77,000 tweets 43,000 tweets 28,000 tweets O Once upon a time, there was a slacktivist... 132,000 tweets "Data on tweets sourced from topsy.com Protest A slacktivist is somebody who does "something in support of a cause that requires minimal personal effort." 6 ..ability to raise funds, build consent... by The American Red Cross in Over $10 million was raised 140 non-profit organisations raised $1.2 bn in online dona- tions in 2010 in the US, says The Chronicle of Philanthropy An online petition floated after the December Delhi just 48 hours by people texting "Haiti." gang rape got 50,000 signatures in just 24 hours 4.4 bn camera phones 6.deliver faster justice. If your opinion is out there but you aren't, you are a slacktivist. AN EXAMPLE: Facebook 1.15 bn THE SLACKTIVIST ISN'T A NEW SPECIES Etymology: Fred Clark & Bal Thackeray dies (Nov 17, 2012) Astudent posts on Facebook questioning shutdown of Mumbai for funeral FIR registered, Student arrested, family harassed Social Media Outrage users 4.7 bn likes on Facebook a day Dwight Ozard claim credit News channels follow Maharashtra orders for coining the word in 1995 Kapil Sibal critici zes cops/ judge Twitter Judge transferred by HC (Nov 27) probe, suspends police officers 500 mn users .and this was his worldview.. 400 mn tweets a day 2 In May, the demolition of a park escalated to a nationwide protest against governance in Turkey. The catalyst: social media ..and change governments & policies 00 In the week before Hosni Mubarak's resignation (February 2011), tweets about political change in Egypt shot up from 2,300 a day to 2,30,000 a day. Regime changes in Tunisia, Lybia, Yemen were accelerated by social media. YouTube I hate corrupt politicians. Since l don't vote, I will see them getting humiliated by a TV anchor tonight Oh, there are hungry children in Africa? Let me forward that chain mail with sad photos There, there. Just sign this petition & poachers will stop shoot- ing tigers Iam turning off lights for the Earth Hour. Just leaving the AC on. It's 35 degrees 1 bn In July, people took to the streets in Brazil demanding better education & healthcare. 79% of Brazil's internet users are on social media unique visitors per month 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute fiuns ALYTICS GRAPHIC BY TV Mahalingam and Alankan