An activist for the Syrian crisis has written a letter to the creators of Twitter requesting that the social media organization enact a policy allowing a topic related to Syria to trend worldwide one time every day in order to raise global awareness of the events taking place within Syria’s border. Bevin Kurian, operator of the Twitter handle @SyriaChildren, has asked in an … [Read more...] about Syria to Twitter — ‘Let Our Topics Trend’
Revolutionary Marketing — ‘Sales Funnel’ Marketing in Social Media Movements
In ‘Revolution 2.‘, Egyptian Google executive Wael Ghonim describes how he used traditional marketing practices to galvanize and mobilize the members of the Facebook group he’d created, Kullena Khaled Said (‘We Are All Khaled Said‘), in order to achieve justice for a young Egyptian man who mysteriously died while being arrested by Egyptian police in June of 21. This Facebook … [Read more...] about Revolutionary Marketing — ‘Sales Funnel’ Marketing in Social Media Movements
Hamza Kashgari Repents to Saudi Court for ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets
Arab News is reporting that Saudi Arabian journalist Hamza Kashgari repented in Saudi court on Tuesday for posting what many in the Muslim world believed to be insulting comments regarding Islam and the prophet Muhammad on his Twitter feed. Kashgari was charged for apostasy last month after tweeting the following, said to be an imaginary conversation between him and … [Read more...] about Hamza Kashgari Repents to Saudi Court for ‘Blasphemous’ Tweets
Syrian Deputy Oil and Mineral Wealth Minister Defects, Joins Revolution
Abdo Hussameldin, Syria’s deputy oil and mineral wealth minister, declared in a video uploaded to YouTube yesterday his defection from president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and announced his decision to “join the revolution of this dignified people.” “I am joining the revolution of the people who reject injustice and the brutal campaign of the regime,” Hussameldin, 58, said in … [Read more...] about Syrian Deputy Oil and Mineral Wealth Minister Defects, Joins Revolution
Examining Invisible Children’s Social Media Video Campaign — KONY 2012
The San Diego-based nonprofit organization Invisible Children uploaded the above video to YouTube on Monday. By late Tuesday night, it had been viewed just over 165, times. Now, some 15 hours later, it is swiftly approaching 11 million views. A 3-minute video, gone wildly viral thanks to modern social media. So, what is it about? Kony 2012 is the latest of a number of video … [Read more...] about Examining Invisible Children’s Social Media Video Campaign — KONY 2012