Here is another great example of that. I hope inspiration and positivity is the future. I think we have all had enough of the alternative. http://vimeo.com/2032854
Ike Pigott
· 1 year ago
There is a dark side.
You post this on a blog, where comments are welcome and treated with respect. Not all SocMed outlets are as forgiving. Try saying anything complimentary about a conservative on Digg, for instance.
I hope the euphoria of change will lead to an easing of tensions, but I have my doubts.
Sure, not all outlets are as forgiving, but hell, the fact that this election cycle we can even have positive discussions at all is a mark of how far we've come.
Digg is a bastion of foolishness and idiots who disagree for the sheer trolling fun. Inherently or on accident, that's how that site has been created, and it's playing itself out.
If the concern is simply focused on whether the campaign foolishness was too much to have positive things come back once we have a president-elect, well... it will be fine. There was the same discussion about Clinton vs. Obama, and after just a few weeks much of that had calmed.
Lois Kelly
· 1 year ago
Go Jake. Social media has huge potential to reshape government at all levels. As in business, there needs to be a willingness to "hear" what people are saying -- acknowledging views, recognizing new perspectives, and telling people that their views are heard loud and clear. I believe Obama has the intellectual heft and self-confidence to do this. McCain I fear is still in the command-and-control "messaging" world.
Todd Davies
· 1 year ago
Great post. Out group is trying to take this a step further - social media draws on the power of networks and community engagement, but often fails to translate into change in the real world. This is the bit we are working on through a series of binding themes to drive community change. I hope you'll check it out: http://www.resilientfutures.org/2008/11/electio...
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http://vimeo.com/2032854
You post this on a blog, where comments are welcome and treated with respect. Not all SocMed outlets are as forgiving. Try saying anything complimentary about a conservative on Digg, for instance.
I hope the euphoria of change will lead to an easing of tensions, but I have my doubts.
http://betterdiscourse.wordpress.com
Digg is a bastion of foolishness and idiots who disagree for the sheer trolling fun. Inherently or on accident, that's how that site has been created, and it's playing itself out.
If the concern is simply focused on whether the campaign foolishness was too much to have positive things come back once we have a president-elect, well... it will be fine. There was the same discussion about Clinton vs. Obama, and after just a few weeks much of that had calmed.