Miscellaneous

This is the third and final installment of Your Social Media Revolution, a series by Social Media Chimps managing editor Dave Kempa on the five integral factors to any social media movement. Note that any movement listed or described in this series is done so in the spirit of examination. No description or analysis should be interpreted as endorsement. This series is intended … [Read more...] about Your Social Media Revolution — Part 3

The 3-minute Kony 2012 video released by Invisible Children last week calling for global action to capture Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony has quickly become one of the most-viewed viral videos in history. At the time of publishing, the video has been viewed 8 million times on YouTube and 17 million times on Vimeo since its March 5 release. But a Pew Internet study published … [Read more...] about Kony 2012 Illustrates Striking Rift in How Generations Consume Information

Shortly before the Egyptian revolution, the members of the ‘We are all Khaled Said’ Facebook group took photos of themselves holding up signs that read ‘I am Khaled Said’ and posted them to the group’s wall for their fellow members to see. About a week before Occupy Wall Street’s occupation of Zuccotti Park began, the ‘We Are the 99 Percent‘ Tumblr began posting photos of … [Read more...] about ‘Unite for Syria’ Campaign Uses Inclusivity to Raise Awareness and Mobilize Members