“[W]hether our virtual virtuousness will result in real-world action is unpredictable, and has as much to do with human nature as it does with amassing enough numbers. This is the problem with activism born of social networking sites. … Do our Facebook groups — which are today often treated as the official barometer for a … Continue reading “Does Facebook Activism Translate Into Real-World Action?”
“On Twitter, the volume of Jackson-related messages – up to 5,000 per minute at peak – put such a demand on the site that it slowed considerably.”
“Along with social networking sites, theatre producers are harnessing the reach of cellphones and blog sites on the Internet in a drive to attract attention and raise awareness, as well as taking out advertising space on hoardings above main roads and highways, and setting up online bookings.”
“The online social networking site helped a Switzerland-based artist manager who was vacationing in Israel track down a New York pianist performing in Colorado and book him for a concert in Colombia.”
“It seems foolproof: nonprofits using the power of the Internet to raise money through a clever Facebook application. … But it turns out that approach doesn’t always work. The Facebook application Causes, hugely popular among nonprofit organizations seeking to raise money online, has been largely ineffective in its first two years, trailing direct mail, fundraising … Continue reading “Touted Facebook Fundraising App Fails To Rake In $$$”
“To friend or not to friend is really a modern gloss on a much older dilemma: what is the appropriate relationship between the artist and the critic?”
“They’re a little too old to give up potato chips, Guitar Hero or Red Bull for Lent. But as Christian parents ponder an appropriate sacrifice, they find themselves mulling a choice they’d have once seen as preposterous: A Facebook fast — not for their teens but for themselves.”
“Although freedom of speech and freedom of religion may be democracy’s headliners, it’s the less sexy-sounding freedom of assembly that, when prohibited, can effectively asphyxiate political organization. Uniting 70,000 people is no easy feat in a country where collective action is so risky. Social networking has changed that.”
“Necessity is the mother of invention, the old saying goes. But boredom and the desire to experiment are powerful forces too, says Canadian author Michael Winter. That’s how he came up with the idea to ‘serialize’ his latest novel on Facebook, the hot social-networking site.”
As one bitterly disappointed singer posted on Facebook after the pandemic had ended all choir rehearsals, “Every time I hear someone go, ‘Hey, is there an app that can let me do a choir rehearsal with no latency?’ NOT UNLESS YOU BREAK PHYSICS, YA DUMMY.” Baritone David Newman replied, “Physics are not insurmountable.” And his … Continue reading “Clever Baritone Works Out Way For Choirs To Sing Together Even Though Everyone’s Safely In Their Own Cars”
