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We have seen multiple times now in different ways how the internet has been used to increase awareness for certain political issues, such as the zapatista movement. Eventually MoveOn.org
"Reached out to their 5 million members, generating 150,000 notes of support for the Wisconsin 14 in a matter of days" (Karpf). Seeing how fast things can spread through the internet is truly amazing. and especially when people come together within their communities and put all their efforts together insane results such as the MoveOn.org movement can happen and a lot of good can come from that
sense of teamwork. I find it interesting with this recurring theme of politics in this use of political organization through the internet. However the MoveOn movement also had its help from social organization. With the use of hashtags such as #WIUnion. Hashtags like these help the community spread the news of what is happening through social media. I have really enjoyed learning about all these different forms of organization and seeing how different groups can create these large collaborating communities that get a massive amount of work done so quickly. I hope to learn more about new and interesting movements later on in this class, because so far what I have learned has been very cool.

http://front.moveon.org/



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Week 3

Last week in class we watched a video about a man named Todd Wolfson who spoke about the Zapatistas and the power of the internet. Before this I had never heard of the Zapatistas or what they were about. They were fed up with how they were being treated and how their farms were going to end up. They fled to the mountains where the Mexican government eventually found them and threatened to wipe them out. But from the power of the internet they were able to send a call for help. This call was pushed around on the internet and gained a lot of attention. Because of this people from around the world were able to see what was happening to this people. it got so big that even celebrities were flying down to see these people in person. After hearing and learning of this story I am amazed with how powerful the internet can really be. Who would of thought that the Zapatistas would of been able to send out their message across the entire world for their voices to be heard. that is pretty incredible if I say so my self. This lesson was awesome and I cant wait to learn more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OjvnGW8GvE