Archive for March 17th, 2008

A Global Tour of Online Protests

Image: Online Protest in CubaWhere have all the protests gone? Many of the most interesting and successful are making creative use of new online environments. 

  • IBM workers gained salary increases through a Second Life protest. 
  • Over a million Colombians mobilized through a Facebook group.
  • American students built a Virtual Guantánamo detention facility in Second Life.
  • China repealed Internet limitations after a virtual mass suicide of online game characters.

Come see some noteworthy online protests and services that are popping up to support the virtual life of real movements. Continued

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