Earlier this week, several hundred anonymous workers at Google and Amazon said in an open letter in the Guardian that they did not support the Nimbus project, which they claim sell dangerous technology to the Israeli military and government. They …
A few key concepts on digital activism Hashtag activism is the act of supporting a cause via social media, a growing phenomenon that does not require more from the netizens than posting, “sharing”, “liking” or “retweeting”. A growing but not …
In my first post about ICT4D, Activism, and Design, I suggested that there is a sweet spot in the intersection between New Media-Technology, Activism, and Design, where Social Change can be realized, both in the formal and the informal international …
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we pick up our smartphones to join in activism by supporting a trendy hashtag. The hashtag, utilized by millions of people around the world, is a way of tagging a topic and engaging with …
Diffusion of Technology We live in the fourth industrial revolution, in the age of information, the age of internet. Nowadays more than four billion people have access to the internet and social media, and more than five billion use mobile …
New Media! Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate with each other. More than likely, you have at least one social media account. We’re social beings, so connecting with others is an important part of our lives. …
I am currently working on some future blog posts, where I seek to explore the complexity, duality and contradictions regarding new media politics, data journalism, and connectivity for development. Just a few steps into the analysis, it becomes evident how …
We are five students from the Communication for Development Masters Program at Malmo University in Sweden. During the next few weeks, we will be blogging about online activism, new media, and technology while taking a closer look at the impact …
