CauseWired
Subtitle: plugging in, getting involved, changing the world
By: Tom Watson.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780470375044
Subjects: Online social networks; Information technology -- Political aspects; Information technology -- Social aspects
Description: "For today's super-wired, always-on, live-life-in-public young Americans, the causes they support define who they are. Redefining twenty-first-century activism, CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing the World identifies some of the best examples of the cause culture in action and will motivate you to launch yourself down the path of wired social change." "This book showcases wired causes in action - from Facebook causes and campaigns on MySpace to startups like Kiva, DonorsChoose, and Change.org. It covers the massive societal impact of online social networks in raising money for charity, changing the political climate, electing candidates, and raising consciousness for causes, from the local to the global."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.