Power to the Online People
MEDIA, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE, 3 Sep 2012
Sarah Wenger, OpenSite – TRANSCEND Media Service
According to many experts, social media has become the main media source for hundreds of millions of people. Facebook alone has more than 900 million users spread across the globe as of 2012. Other social media giants like Twitter have facilitated revolution against unjust leaders and warned people of impending natural disaster. In fact, so many people regularly interact online that if the Internet were a nation, it would exceed the Americas, Europe and the Middle East combined in population. Keep this graphic in mind next time you log on, because knowledge is power — and a little knowledge goes a long way in the Internet Age.
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