the twitter green revolution
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The Twitter Green Revolution
@arikfrArik Fraimovich
http://www.bradcolbow.com/archive.php/?p=99
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Social Media Geek
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Stuff I've DoneQassamCount on Facebook
@moked
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Hmmm... people turn they avatars green in support of #IranElection.
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It all started with 1-tweet.(while I was still developing the application)
http://twitter.com/ninavizz/status/2206847293
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20 minutes later : 300 people2 hours later: 2,000 people12 hours later: 22,000 peopleToday: over 230,000 people
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20 Twitter features users used the application, including @al3x (Twitter API Lead Dev)
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Why it worked?
1. Tweet (Viral)2. Simple (1-click)3. Timing
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730 people total450 people on the first day
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42,000 people total20,000 on day 1another 20,000 on the next two weeks
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"The news of the latest Jakarta blasts broke first on Twitter, with tweets spreading the news before media outlets reported on it."
"Users were also quick to post photos of the decimated hotels, which were quickly picked up by online outlets including the ABC."
#IndonesiaUnite
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/17/2628983.htm
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9000 supporters2000 on day 12800 on day 22000 on day 3
People prefer flag over overlay (1:4 ratio)
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Discussion:From "Activism" to Real Action