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[Book Interview] Nonprofit Example of Social Media Excellence: WITNESS

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An example is the development of a mobile app which can be downloaded and used by human rights defenders and activists on the the ground to help immediately blur the faces of people in shots they are filming with their phones. The ability to stream video directly from a mobile phone (i.e. What is on your To Do List for 2011?

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Social Media: Not Just a Revolution, but a Voice for the Silenced

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People have been silenced throughout time by media outlets, governments and authority figures who strive to keep minorities and protestors at bay. Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. The impending protest would have been via cell phones and social media. Social media may be changing that across the globe.

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