Impact of the internet

Remember when Twitter recently crashed for what felt like an eternity? It was more along the lines of a few hours, but in cyberspace, hours of silence can easily seem like a lifetime. Moral of the story: the internet has become more important than ever, and it’s important to acknowledge the growing sense of community. Enter Craigslist Joe.

In a documentary intended to prove the interconnectedness within social media, one man attempts to live off of Craigslist with no money, or contact with anyone he knows. His final goals? 1. Survive 2. Travel America.

You can expect to find us at the midnight premiere.

-Rachel

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In this article for GOOD Magazine, the authors compare the KONY 2012 viral phenomenon to those of the Obama campaign in 2008 and Wikipedia’s SOPA and PIPA blackout. They says that Millennials “have little interest in being lectured at by experts who have not been able to resolve the world’s problems”. Janessa Goldbeck, former field dicrector for the Genocide Intervention Network, explains that “Social media platforms lower the barrier to entry and provide people with mechanisms to connect and get involved—hopefully for the long haul.” Read the article here.

In this article for GOOD Magazine, the authors compare the KONY 2012 viral phenomenon to those of the Obama campaign in 2008 and Wikipedia’s SOPA and PIPA blackout. They says that Millennials “have little interest in being lectured at by experts who have not been able to resolve the world’s problems”. Janessa Goldbeck, former field dicrector for the Genocide Intervention Network, explains that “Social media platforms lower the barrier to entry and provide people with mechanisms to connect and get involved—hopefully for the long haul.”

Read the article here.


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By Gilad for Social Flow

By Gilad for Social Flow


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“All other men are to be loved equally; but since you cannot be of assistance to everyone, those especially are to be cared for who are most closely bound to you by place, time or opportunity.” - St. Augustine  Today we live in a connected world. Our lives are inseparably intertwined with special thanks to social media. While we might not live geographically-close to everyone, our neighbors through opportunity and knowledge are only a web-address away. We live next door to the human race and we have the ability to help each other out. That’s really cool.  -TM

“All other men are to be loved equally; but since you cannot be of assistance to everyone, those especially are to be cared for who are most closely bound to you by place, time or opportunity.” - St. Augustine 

Today we live in a connected world. Our lives are inseparably intertwined with special thanks to social media. While we might not live geographically-close to everyone, our neighbors through opportunity and knowledge are only a web-address away. We live next door to the human race and we have the ability to help each other out. That’s really cool.  -TM