@CailinJohnson
“Social networking gives us unprecedented power to share our stories with more people than we ever imagined.” (Zandt p.159) Social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs allow people to tell their stories about whatever it is that they have gone through. By getting these stories out through social media more and more people are able to read/hear them and mobilize people to want to change the social aspect that has caused the struggle in these stories. Social media has also made it easier for people all over the country or all over the world to have access to join a particular cause. Social media also gets information out to people a lot faster than other forms of communication. If someone wanted to organize a protest or a meeting they could just post it on Facebook or their blog and everyone that is a part of that cause would instantly know about the movement and be able to be a part of it. “Perhaps the most significant contribution the Internet offers a social movement is the expansion of where activism happens.” (Cooper and Dzara p.193) The internet provides people that live in isolated or rural areas to have access to information that they otherwise would not have. Through social media people are also able to form communities within their cause; they can read posts, gather information and ask questions. Having access to information, other members of their cause, and the stories of people, causes people to want to create social change and make a difference.