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*By aggregating potentially inflammatory/interesting stories, Global Voices raises the likelihood that one of those stories will become viral on the internet, or make the mainstream media. | *By aggregating potentially inflammatory/interesting stories, Global Voices raises the likelihood that one of those stories will become viral on the internet, or make the mainstream media. | ||
**The faster a story becomes salient, the sooner those who might be interested in stopping it can act. It's easier to stop human rights abuses when they're still small. | **The faster a story becomes salient, the sooner those who might be interested in stopping it can act. It's easier to stop human rights abuses when they're still small. | ||
===Examples to Discuss=== | |||
*Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus is running for office, and trying to use the internet to harness the grass roots. [http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/12/bangladesh-can-the-power-of-one-save-the-nation/:Click here for more]. See his open letter here. |
Revision as of 18:22, 14 February 2007
Tentative Arguments:
- By aggregating potentially inflammatory/interesting stories, Global Voices raises the likelihood that one of those stories will become viral on the internet, or make the mainstream media.
- The faster a story becomes salient, the sooner those who might be interested in stopping it can act. It's easier to stop human rights abuses when they're still small.
Examples to Discuss
- Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus is running for office, and trying to use the internet to harness the grass roots. here for more. See his open letter here.