Discuss examples of how Obama use Social Media to gather enough support to win the elections in 2008 and 2012?
Facebook likes, Retweets, Individual involvement, donating money to social media and cell phones, presences in Google and Amazon.
What advantages do social media have over traditional media (TV, radio and print) for spreading a message quickly?
It is widely used. It is quick and easy to transmit and share information, there is a larger level of trust, and people are urged to vote by their family, friends and their community. Also since people have become more activists, they spread the information, making it known worldwide.
What are memes, and why can they be important?
Memes are ideas or symbols, which are taken to be spread quickly. They can be important because it can spread trough different media channels, and become viral trough Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Can you give any other examples of how social media has played an important role in effected a huge change?
Kony 2012 campaign, it made people from all over the world pay money and make donations. The video got spread really quickly trough Facebook and twitter because it became viral, because of the techniques used, this made the people become more involved with the organization.
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