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Social Median and Activism

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Organize. Causas activism. Activism. Social Media. Portada - Social Media Comunicación. Home | Ignite Social Media. Activism On Social Media. Why Social Media Is Reinventing Activism. The argument that social media fosters feel-good clicking rather than actual change began long before Malcolm Gladwell brought it up in the New Yorker — long enough to generate its own derogatory term. “Slacktivism,” as defined by Urban Dictionary, is “the act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem.” If you only measure donations, social media is no champion. The national chapter of the Red Cross, for instance, has 208,500 “likes” on Facebook, more than 200,000 followers on Twitter, and a thriving blog.

But according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, online donations accounted for just 3.6% of private donations made to the organization in 2009. But social good is a movement still in its infancy. Facebook launched in 2004, YouTube in 2005 and Twitter in 2006. Let's give the tools a little while to grow up before we start judging them. The Power of One The Power of 1 Million New Accountability. Research Survey Launched: Social Media and Influence of Photos on Body Image. What is social media. Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

Websites and applications dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the different types of social media. Here are some prominent examples of social media: Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.

According to statistics from the Nielsen Group, Internet users within the United States spend more time on Facebook than any other website. Brian Solis created the following social media chart, known as the conversation prism, to categorize social sites and services into various types of social media. Social media is becoming an integral part of life online as social websites and applications proliferate. Social Activism. Careers in Social Activism--An Introduction Social activism is an intentional action with the goal of bringing about social change.

If you feel strongly about a cause and are working towards a change, you could be considered an activist. An activist is anyone who is fighting for change in society. An activist can be a student attending a rally against tuition increase, a politician fighting against international human rights abuses or a mother of a child killed by a drunk driver talking to students about drinking and driving.

Social activists consider the larger picture – how can they find ways to end injustice and to create strong communities which encourage economic, social and psychological health. While social services work addresses the needs of individuals, social action looks more at the root causes of those needs and tries to find ways to eliminate them. Career Options in Social Activism There are very few careers that can be specifically defined as “activist” careers.

Famous Activists. Game Show Host, Reality Television Star, Film Actor/Film Actress (1972–) Jenny McCarthy was named Playboy's 1994 Playmate of the Year and hosted MTV's 'Singled Out' from 1995 to… Author, Philanthropist (1811–1896) Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and social activist best known for her popular anti-slavery novel Uncle… Singer, Songwriter, Activist, Philanthropist (1951–) Bob Geldof is best known as the singer of the band the Boomtown Rats and for his political activism, particularly his… Actress, Singer, Comedian (1968–) The daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, Rain Pryor is a multifaceted actress, singer, comedian and artistic director. Activist, Author, Journalist (1937–2005) A counterculture icon, Hunter S. Margaret Sanger was an early feminist and women's rights activist who coined the term "birth control" and worked towards its legalization.

Activist, Prime Minister (1889–1964) Educator, Journalist (1880–1968) Activist (1927–1993) Folk Hero, Activist (1950–1992) Soccer Player, Athlete (1986–) Los social media utilizan su propio lenguaje pero hay que saber traducirlo e interpretarlo. Muchas empresas de todo el mundo siguen haciendo importantes inversiones que les permitan aprovechar la gran cantidad de datos que las interacciones digitales de empresas y clientes están generando. De acuerdo con una encuesta realizada por SAS y SourceMedia, sólo el 12% de las empresas implementan una estrategia de Big Data. A pesar de ser uno de los temas estrella del momento, la mayoría de las organizaciones no han desarrollado ni implementado una estrategia de Big Data, y pocas son las que están sabiendo aprovecharse de la gran cantidad de información sobre producto, clientes y otras fuentes de datos. A pesar de ello, y según nos revela otro estudio relacionado desarrollado por Infogroup Targeting Solutions y Yesmail Interactive, el 68% de las empresas pretende incrementar el gasto en datos relacionados con el marketing.

Analizar la gran cantidad de datos que a diario se genera en el medio online es una tarea que requiere tiempo y experiencia. El nuevo escenario del Social Big data.