| 词条 | Use of social media in the Wisconsin protests |
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The use of social media over the past few years has changed from social conversation to being directly used in major issues. An example of this is the use of social media in the 2011 Wisconsin protests over public unions that have occurred during February and March 2011. Both sides to this debate have used various social media networks to get their message out and in attempt to convince others to join their cause. Many organizations around the country have joined this use of social media to voice their own opinions about the issue in Wisconsin. With the use of these mediums this issue quickly went from a state issue to one on the national and even international stage. PositionsPro-unionThe Pro-Union side has used many forms of social media to help attempt to sway public opinion and to organize protests. The group called "Wisconsin Students for Solidarity" organized a national student walkout via a Facebook page to take place on March 11. An attorney named Bill Mahler decided to close his law firm early on March 11 as well to show support for the Unions. With the use of his blog and Twitter account he was able to get the message out in attempt to convince other law firms to do the same. The interesting part is that Mahler's firm is not located in Wisconsin, but in Seattle, Washington. This shows that the internet and social media has allowed issues that were confined to geographic areas the ability to take a nation or world-wide stage. These protests and actions have had positive effects in other states for opponents of the bill in Wisconsin. Republicans recently dropped a similar bill under pressures from Democrats and other union supporters. Governor Walker and supportersGovernor Scott Walker used Twitter to state his ideas, communicate with those who agree with him, and allow those who do not to respond. Some of the tweets have even been looked at as actively negotiating with the Unions by some writers. His supporters used the same types of social media to drum up support around not only Wisconsin but the entire nation, just as the opposition had done. One website, americansforprosperity.org has a petition set up on their website available for those who agree with Walker to sign. this site also has Twitter updates and a link to a Facebook] page. Other major political figures have also used the internet] to voice their support for the governor. Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty posted a video and started a petition on his website. Also, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich posted a public appeal on a conservative website. MediaOn Twitter, people used the hashtag "#wiunion" to tag tweets related to the protests. References
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