The first paper from Tim Highfield and my Mapping Movements project is now out in First Monday: Social media have become crucial tools for political activists and protest movements, providing another channel for promoting messages and garnering support. Twitter, in particular, has been identified as a noteworthy medium for protests in countries including Iran and … Continue reading Occupy Oakland and #oo: Uses of Twitter within the Occupy movement
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Upcoming: #oo activism
In October, Dr. Tim Highfield and I will be presenting some of our Occupy Oakland research at the Internet Research 13.0 Conference. We've started putting together the paper over the last few weeks (which means that my Tumblr is currently full of useful quotations I've found along the way), and have been enjoying the process … Continue reading Upcoming: #oo activism
