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More on Burma - Protests in Real Life and Online

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now the online channel has breathed new life into this surging wave and brought with it Facebook events, Myspace groups, Razoo causes, BBC News feeds updated real-time, Twitter posts about Wear A Red Shirt This Friday For Burma and countless IMs??? from friends telling friends telling friends. ll receive it.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. For example, the internet was important because it was difficult to organize offline. They work like memes, the speed people react and join in. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care. So, the answer is yes as a tool.

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