“Host all the Civic/Change/Transit/etc. Camps you want, and it won’t make a world of difference.”
These events are not social media, they are real world events where people actually get together and do real work. The danger is when the organizers of these events rely only on social media to attract participants – then the event will be demographically skewed and not representative – but this isn’t an indictment of social media itself.
That being said, I have mixed feelings about social media and its usefulness, but I believe that has more to do with its immaturity.
]]>Like any medium it will change how people perceive and interact with the world. I’m curious to see how the generation who is growing up now (including us) will continue to utilize these social mediums as they become the politicians, stake holders, etc. I am not making any claims the social media generation will grow up to be any different than their parents in the end, but it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out one way or the other.
]]>Also, suspect that SM has a greater influence on global issues. The more local a concern is the less SM activity can add anything to the debate because too many people continue not to use the technology.
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