WGBH Forum Network; Share This! Change the World with Social Networking
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Media technologist Deanna Zandt discusses the future and power of social networking and her new book, "Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking." As social media becomes increasingly present in our everyday lives, a major democratic cultural shift is underway. Through the power of relationships, sharing of experiences, and organizing online, previously marginalized voices are pouring into and shaping public conversations like never before. But serious change will not happen on its own. Despite the increasing presence of a diversity of voices and faces, the Internet isn't fulfilling its disruptive potential; more often than not, it's simply replicating and amplifying inequality and segregation. The good news? The fundamental building block common to every social movement is the power of the narrative. Your story - and your willingness to share others' stories with your networks - can mean the difference between progressive change and perpetuating the status quo. We need you here, building and mapping your relationships, sharing your experience and creating pipelines of empathy and trust that can change the world.
