Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted 305
An anonymous reader writes "Social media is ill-suited to promoting real social change, argues Malcolm Gladwell in this article from The New Yorker magazine. He deftly debunks conventional wisdom surrounding the impact of Twitter, Facebook and other social media in driving systemic social change, comparing them to the organizational strategies of the 1960s civil rights movement. For example, the Montgomery bus boycott, he argues, was successful because it was driven by the disciplined and hierarchically organized NAACP. In contrast, a loose, social-media style network wouldn't have sustained the year long campaign. He concludes that social media promote social 'weak ties' which are not strong enough to motivate people to take big risks, such as imprisonment or attack, for social change."
ping (Score:5, Funny)
TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:4, Funny)
Article posts 'October 4 2010' as the publication date... Unless I pulled a Rip Van Winkle at my desk just now, we're looking at news FROM THE FUTURE!!! :)
Wow, this is shocking news! (Score:1, Funny)
I had no idea The New Yorker was still in print.
Re:TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:4, Funny)
When will then be now?
Re:TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:5, Funny)
Great, I'll keep reading their articles.
When I see "Nuclear War", "Stock Market Crash" or "Second Coming of Jesus" I'll have at least a few days to prepare.
Re:WTO? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:WTO? (Score:5, Funny)
Best car analogy explanation so far.
Oh yeah... (Score:5, Funny)
Social media led revolution works swimingly...
http://i.imgur.com/abXW9.png [imgur.com]
Re:TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:4, Funny)
soon
Re:TFA must be right, it's from the FUTURE! (Score:3, Funny)
Wouldn't've the Resurrection been the Second Coming? Or was that more like, shit, forgot my keys.