#Kony2012 and Understanding Networked Symbolic Action (hint:”Slacktivism” is Conceptually Misleading)
technosociology 2012-03-10
Summary:
By now, you probably know the story. A previously little-known group made a slick video with just the right mix of “the triumph of the human spirit” meets deep human tragedy about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. The video goes super-viral. In just a few days, it is viewed more than 60 million times on just [...]