The use of social media, over the past few years, has changed from social conversation to being directly used in major issues. An example of this is the use of social media in the 2011 Wisconsin protests over public unions that occurred during February and March 2011. Both sides of this debate used various social media networks to get their message out, in an attempt to convince others to join their cause. Many organizations around the country joined this use of social media to voice their own opinions about labor issues in Wisconsin. With the use of these mediums, this issue quickly went from a state issue to one on the national and even international stage.