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03-21-2016, 06:42 PM
6 ways Twitter has changed the world
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After 10 years of documenting the world in 140 characters, Twitter **w has more than 300m active users (http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/). This might be far fewer than Facebook’s 1.5 billion, but Twitter arguably has a disproportionate influence on the world, partly because it attracts a significant number of politicians, journalists, and celebrities. Our expert panel explain how their field has been changed by the little blue bird.
Politics
Sharon Coen, senior lecturer in media psychology, University of Salford
Twitter has obviously been used to raise awareness of political topics, spread political messages and coordinate collective action. This has often come through specific campaigns such as #blacklivesmatter (protesting violence against black people) and #JezWeCan (https://theconversation.com/after-jezwecan-corbyn-plots-a-social-media-course-to-grow-labour-movement-48397) (promoting the candidacy of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/ways-twitter-changed-world/)
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After 10 years of documenting the world in 140 characters, Twitter **w has more than 300m active users (http://www.statista.com/statistics/282087/number-of-monthly-active-twitter-users/). This might be far fewer than Facebook’s 1.5 billion, but Twitter arguably has a disproportionate influence on the world, partly because it attracts a significant number of politicians, journalists, and celebrities. Our expert panel explain how their field has been changed by the little blue bird.
Politics
Sharon Coen, senior lecturer in media psychology, University of Salford
Twitter has obviously been used to raise awareness of political topics, spread political messages and coordinate collective action. This has often come through specific campaigns such as #blacklivesmatter (protesting violence against black people) and #JezWeCan (https://theconversation.com/after-jezwecan-corbyn-plots-a-social-media-course-to-grow-labour-movement-48397) (promoting the candidacy of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/ways-twitter-changed-world/)
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